Introduction: Overview - Helios thermal imaging system Instruction Manual

Introduction: Overview

The Helios is a state-of-the-art thermal imaging system that will provide you
with excellent night visibility and situational awareness, without any form of
natural or artificial illumination .
The Helios system is designed for simple, intuitive operation . The basic
system includes a camera assembly, wireless remote and/or a wired joystick
control panel . The system offers 370˚ horizontal rotation and a 135˚ vertical tilt
with fingertip controls . The Pan/Tilt operation has two speeds (Fast/Slow) that
are determined by pressing the speed button on the remote control .
The Helios operates using standard 12 VDC battery power and the images
from the 320 x 240 pixel detector are compatible with virtually any existing
display and recorder that accepts composite video .
The Helios is compatible with standard NTSC output, the same format used
on common television and VCR video input in the Americas and some Asian
countries . It is also available with PAL output by special order .
The Helios features a wide field-of-view and is capable of providing an image
even in absolute darkness .
Thermal Imaging Driver Vision Enhancement System
The Helios utilizes the FLIR Systems, Inc . uncooled microbolometer camera
which is a high performance, rugged, thermal imaging camera designed to
provide driver vision enhancement in adverse weather conditions and better
situational awareness than with traditional head lamps .
Different than visible light cameras, thermal imagers do not display reflected
light as seen with human eyes . Rather, thermal imaging cameras only 'see'
temperature differences which are converted into shades of grey, from black
and white . The Helios camera displays cold objects as black and hot objects
as white .
When using a thermal imager in darkness, the image is created based on tem-
perature differences of objects in the field of view, rather than reflected light .
Furthermore, because thermal imaging cameras only 'see' heat sources and
not reflected light, they are ideal to assist with driver vision and situational
awareness for oncoming obstructions such as animals, people, and other
vehicles .
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