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ABSTRACTANALYSIS OF 320X240 UNCOOLEDMICROBOLOMETER FOCAL PLANE ARRAYAND DESIGN OFTHERMOELECTRIC COOLER CONTROLLERbyTakayoshi FukayaUncooled microbolometer focal plane array is one of the promising method used inuncooled infrared imaging projects. The array's advantages over the conventional cooledimagers are its ability to operate without cryogenic cooler or dewar and its low cost. Forthe past several years, the ULTRA (Uncooled, Low cost, Technology ReinvestmentAlliance) Consortium has been developing uncooled microbolometer imaging system.This thesis investigates the technology behind the ULTRA camera system. Thetheoretical as well as the operation of the uncooled microbolometer focal plane array andthe processing hardware and software is analyzed and explained.Thermoelectric cooler controller for the microbolometer focal plane array isdesigned and described. The thermoelectric cooler, a solid state heat pump, is used tostabilize the temperature inside the microbolometer array packaging at a constanttemperature to obtain higher microbolometer performance. The controller is designedand simulated to stabilize minimum of 20mK change in temperature inside the packaging.
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REFERENCES1. R. A. Wood, "Uncooled
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