Talk:Forward looking infrared

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Does this have anything to do with the company FLIR? Guerberj 22:33, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

The following was stuck at the end of the article, after the category tags. Perhaps someone can merge it into the text.--Srleffler 06:41, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

The original designer and manufacturer of the FLIR for the Sikorsky HH-53 Pave Low helicopter was Texas Instruments during the late 1970's. The term FLIR was in common usage at that time to describe any forward-looking infrared vision system. The FLIR for the original HH-53 Pave Low required one of the crewmen to wear a headset in order to view the image that was returned from the belly-mounted module.

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[edit] "Citizen Privacy"

Do we really need this section? I don't think there's a very large outcry over FLIR use. ZakuTalk 02:27, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Weak Support: I'm new here but someone has pointed out some of the legal concerns; and I remember hearing about it on NPR a long time ago. It seems that law wanted to use thermal imaging devices to scan homes without a warrent, and the concern that this was an invasion of privacy. The wiki sword cuts both ways on this issue; an issue doesn't require a large outcry to have a meaningful place in the wiki, but its also not a democracy where everything gets fair representation. I'd say that it stays and hopefully someone knowledgable in the subject matter can improve the copy. - Davandron | Talk 03:08, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Regarding Weak Support: As far as house searches are concerned, a FLIR device can not look through walls. A FLIR device only detects differences in surface temperature.

I rewrote that section using the last edits... citing that case makes a lot more sense and is much less POV than simply saying "it's an issue that needs to be raised." ZakuTalk 22:37, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] First/Second/Third generation FLIR

Can someone please add content about what distinguishes first, second, and third generation FLIR systems? I have heard these terms used a lot, but have not seen what (besides manufacture date) it is that distinguishes them. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 160.147.208.161 (talk) 17:00, 9 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Regarding merging with "infrared camera"

The distinction between FLIR and tracking systems is important when discussing the evolution of infrared detector systems. Whilst a sideways tracking system can be used to build up images, whether it could be called a camera is debateable, and perhaps not relevant to the article on infrared cameras. (I would suggest renaming the entire “infrared camera” article to something like “infrared imaging”, but that is a personal opinion.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.71.226.54 (talk) 11:59, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

I'd just like to add my support that merging the two articles is not a good idea, as to me they are separate topics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kj cheetham (talk • contribs) 10:52, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia >_<

Wikipedia always seems to have odd idea on what to merge and what not to merge. As far as I'm concerned, outside from a section of military use of thermal imaging, you should not merge a military article with one about imaging! OMG!

Nobodymk2 00:37, 7 September 2007 (UTC)