ThermaViz® - The Innovative Two-Wavelength Imaging Pyrometer

The integration of advanced optical diagnostics and intelligent materials processing; success in sophisticated electro-optical instrumentation systems in harsh environments.

Advanced Imaging Sensors For Temperature Measurements and Process Control

 

 

Research & Development Contracts & Customers

Thermal Sensor Customers

Optomec, Inc. / NASA Johnson
Optomec, Inc. / CGCRI, India
Optomec, Inc. / Pennsylvania State University
Optomec, Inc. / University Research
National Research Council of Canada
L3 Communications
Mississippi State University
Rockwell Scientific
Ford Research Labs
Ames Laboratory
UC Santa Barbara

Research & Development Contracts - Sensors for Materials Processing              Publications

 
"A Multi-View Sensor Suite/Process Model Based Control System"    Abstract Office of Naval Research
"An Imaging Sensor for Measuring and Controlling the Particle Conditions in Thermal Sprays" National Science Foundation
"Two-wavelength Thermal Imaging Solutions to Materials Process Control Needs" National Science Foundation
"Band-gap Sensor for Wafer Temperature Mapping During Epitaxial Growth" National Science Foundation
"Investigation of Ripple Technique for Thermal Spray Coatings" DOC, National Institute of Standards and Technology
"Commercialization of an Optical Monitor for Thermal Spray" California Trade & Commerce Agency
"Development of Advanced Optical Diagnostic and Measurement Systems for Metals Processing Research" DOC, National Institute of Standards & Technology
   
Research & Development Contracts - Aero-Optic & Holography*                            Publications
   
"Optical Quality Measurements of a Cooled IR Seeker Dome" US Navy, US Army SSDC, Calspan University of Buffalo Research Center
"Optical Quality Measurements of a Film-cooled IR Seeker Window at Hypersonic Velocities, Shock Tunnel Test" US Army SSDC and Calspan University of Buffalo Research Center (CUBRC)
"Aero-optic Instrumentation Integration into Hypersonic Shock Tunnel and Support of Calibration Test Program" Ballistic Missile Defense Office, BMDO, CUBRC
"Evanescent Wave Fiber Optic Sensor to Detect Heavy Metals in Water" Department of Energy, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
"Wavelength Tunable Laser Radar" US Air Force Wright Laboratory
"Holographic Camera for Imaging Particles in Metal Atomization Plume" DOC, National Institute of Standards & Technology
"Visible/Infrared Band Aero-optic Instrumentation Development" Strategic Defense Initiative Office and CUBRC
"Holographic Camera for Coal Combustion" Huazhong University, China
"Double Wavelength UV/Visible Band Holography" US Air Force, Ballistic Missile Office, BMDO
"Turbulence Sensing with Cross Beam Correlation" US Army, SDC
"Aero-Optic Sensors for Cooled IR Seeker Window Develop" McDonnel Douglas - HEDI Program
"Aero-Optic Sensor Development and Wind Tunnel Test Support for Airborne Optical Adjunct (AOA) Boeing 757"        Boeing/US Army Ballistic Missile Defense Advanced Technology Center,
BMD ATC
"Aerodynamic Breakup of Liquid Metal Droplets in Supersonic    Nozzles" Air Force Office of Scientific Research, AFOSR
"Detect Combustion Radicals with Resonant Holographic Interferometry" National Science Foundation
"Holographic Interferometer for Transonic Flows" NASA Ames

* These programs were research and development contracts performed by Dr. James Craig.