Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 53, Issue 4, 0428002(2024)

Radiometric Calibration Method for Infrared Camera Based on Power-weighted Least Squares Fitting

Zhanlei JIN*... Libing JIN, Jiushuang ZHANG, Lina XU, Yunfei BAO and Yan LI |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics and Mechanics,Beijing 100094, China
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    Figures & Tables(24)
    Least squares fitting lines and deviation curves for calibration data
    Response deviation curves for methods 1 and method 2
    Response deviation curve for method 3
    Response deviation curve for method 4
    Curves of the output energy for different spectra
    Fitting radiance deviation curve with different weights
    Proportional curve of fitted radiance deviation with different weights
    Temperature deviation curves with different weights
    Fitting radiance deviation curve of different weights of the inner blackbody
    Proportional curve of the brightness deviation of the fitting radiance with different weights
    Temperature deviation curves with different weights
    Radiance deviation ratio curves with different weights
    Temperature deviation curves with different weights
    • Table 1. Blackbody radiometric calibration accuracy of an infrared camera

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      Table 1. Blackbody radiometric calibration accuracy of an infrared camera

      Serial numberError sourceReference values
      Root mean square error2.53%
      σ1Blackbody temperature calibration uncertainty0.43%
      σ2Blackbody temperature non-uniformity1.81%
      σ3Blackbody emissivity error0.20%
      σ4Blackbody stability0.21%
      σ5Camera stability0.79%
      σ6Quantification error0.01%
      σ7System response non-linearity1.4%
      σ8Camera noise0.5%
    • Table 2. Camera calibration data and fitting results

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      Table 2. Camera calibration data and fitting results

      Radiance LResponse DNFitting DNDeviation ΔDNResponse rate ΔDN/ΔL
      0.0171 2591 300-4029 427
      0.0221 4091 445-3629 579
      0.0281 5971 627-3029 743
      0.0361 8331 854-2129 789
      0.0462 1242 135-1129 530
      0.0582 4762 479-329 280
      0.0732 9042 899429 241
      0.0903 4233 4081429 111
      0.1124 0424 0222029 150
      0.1374 7934 7573629 214
      0.1685 6825 6334829 001
      0.2046 7276 6725628 701
      0.2477 9437 8964728 501
      0.2979 3719 3333727 702
      0.35510 94511 012-6827 890
      0.42312 91012 966-55/
    • Table 3. Deviation ratio and linearity calculations for different algorithms

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      Table 3. Deviation ratio and linearity calculations for different algorithms

      Radiance LΔDNDNmaxΔDNDNmax-bΔRRΔDNDN-b
      0.017-0.31%-0.33%2.47%-9.10%
      0.022-0.28%-0.30%2.98%-6.10%
      0.028-0.23%-0.25%3.51%-3.87%
      0.036-0.16%-0.17%3.66%-2.07%
      0.046-0.09%-0.09%2.81%-0.84%
      0.058-0.03%-0.03%1.98%-0.21%
      0.0730.03%0.04%1.86%0.21%
      0.0900.11%0.12%1.41%0.54%
      0.1120.15%0.16%1.55%0.62%
      0.1370.28%0.30%1.76%0.91%
      0.1680.37%0.40%1.04%0.99%
      0.2040.43%0.46%0.01%0.94%
      0.2470.37%0.39%-0.69%0.66%
      0.2970.29%0.31%-3.60%0.44%
      0.355-0.53%-0.56%-2.90%-0.67%
      0.423-0.43%-0.46%/-0.46%
      LinearityNL1=0.53%NL2=0.56%NL3=3.66%NL4=9.10%
    • Table 4. Fitting radiance deviations with different weights

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      Table 4. Fitting radiance deviations with different weights

      Radiance

      L

      wi=1/lin
      n=0n=1n=2n=3n=4
      a28 69928 90329 13329 38029 540
      b817787774766763
      0.017-1.40×10-3-4.89×10-4-1.53×10-4-3.78×10-5-4.90×10-6
      0.022-1.26×10-3-3.81×10-4-8.57×10-5-1.38×10-5-8.51×10-6
      0.028-1.05×10-3-2.19×10-42.46×10-54.20×10-51.26×10-5
      0.036-7.31×10-43.94×10-52.19×10-41.68×10-49.49×10-5
      0.046-3.79×10-43.19×10-44.19×10-42.84×10-41.58×10-4
      0.058-1.16×10-44.96×10-45.00×10-42.63×10-47.20×10-5
      0.0731.55×10-46.62×10-45.49×10-41.88×10-4-8.19×10-5
      0.0904.98×10-48.77×10-46.22×10-41.12×10-4-2.54×10-4
      0.1126.99×10-49.26×10-45.01×10-4-1.88×10-4-6.68×10-4
      0.1371.26×10-31.31×10-36.77×10-4-2.30×10-4-8.49×10-4
      0.1681.69×10-31.51×10-36.38×10-4-5.25×10-4-1.31×10-3
      0.2041.95×10-31.52×10-33.56×10-4-1.11×10-3-2.08×10-3
      0.2471.65×10-39.16×10-4-5.76×10-4-2.39×10-3-3.59×10-3
      0.2971.31×10-32.29×10-4-1.65×10-3-3.88×10-3-5.35×10-3
      0.355-2.36×10-3-3.83×10-3-6.14×10-3-8.83×10-3-1.06×10-2
      0.423-1.92×10-3-3.88×10-3-6.73×10-3-9.98×10-3-1.21×10-2
    • Table 5. Fitting radiance biases with different weights

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      Table 5. Fitting radiance biases with different weights

      Radiance

      L

      wi=1/lin
      n=0n=1n=2n=3n=4
      0.017-8.32%-2.91%-0.91%-0.22%-0.03%
      0.022-5.74%-1.74%-0.39%-0.06%-0.04%
      0.028-3.71%-0.78%0.09%0.15%0.04%
      0.036-2.02%0.11%0.60%0.46%0.26%
      0.046-0.83%0.70%0.91%0.62%0.34%
      0.058-0.20%0.86%0.86%0.45%0.12%
      0.0730.21%0.91%0.76%0.26%-0.11%
      0.0900.55%0.97%0.69%0.12%-0.28%
      0.1120.63%0.83%0.45%-0.17%-0.60%
      0.1370.92%0.95%0.49%-0.17%-0.62%
      0.1681.01%0.90%0.38%-0.31%-0.78%
      0.2040.96%0.74%0.17%-0.54%-1.02%
      0.2470.67%0.37%-0.23%-0.97%-1.46%
      0.2970.44%0.08%-0.56%-1.31%-1.80%
      0.355-0.66%-1.08%-1.73%-2.49%-2.98%
      0.423-0.45%-0.92%-1.59%-2.36%-2.86%
    • Table 6. Different weights invert temperature deviations

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      Table 6. Different weights invert temperature deviations

      Radiance

      L

      wi=1/lin
      n=0n=1n=2n=3n=4
      0.017-1.62-0.55-0.17-0.04-0.01
      0.022-1.12-0.34-0.07-0.020.01
      0.028-0.75-0.160.000.030.00
      0.036-0.430.020.140.080.05
      0.046-0.180.150.180.120.06
      0.058-0.050.190.190.100.04
      0.0730.050.200.170.08-0.04
      0.0900.130.230.160.04-0.06
      0.1120.150.210.11-0.04-0.14
      0.1370.220.220.10-0.03-0.16
      0.1680.240.240.11-0.08-0.21
      0.2040.240.180.04-0.13-0.25
      0.2470.170.10-0.04-0.24-0.38
      0.2970.120.02-0.15-0.36-0.49
      0.355-0.20-0.33-0.47-0.71-0.84
      0.423-0.14-0.27-0.48-0.68-0.82
    • Table 7. Fitting radiance deviation of different weights of inner blackbody

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      Table 7. Fitting radiance deviation of different weights of inner blackbody

      Radiance

      L

      Response

      DN

      Radiance deviation
      n=0n=1n=2n=3
      a/34 67234 34233 99833 644
      b/724738747753
      0.0111 1215.21×10-42.33×10-48.87×10-52.95×10-5
      0.0221 475-7.16×10-5-2.61×10-4-3.02×10-4-2.51×10-4
      0.0351 911-3.28×10-4-3.97×10-4-3.09×10-4-1.23×10-4
      0.0562 640-6.24×10-4-4.91×10-4-1.88×10-42.23×10-4
      0.0843 6485.02×10-49.15×10-41.51×10-32.24×10-3
    • Table 8. Proportion of fitting radiance deviation with different weights

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      Table 8. Proportion of fitting radiance deviation with different weights

      Radiance

      L

      Radiance deviation ratio
      n=0n=1n=2n=3
      0.0114.78%2.14%0.81%0.27%
      0.022-0.33%-1.20%-1.39%-1.16%
      0.035-0.95%-1.15%-0.89%-0.36%
      0.056-1.12%-0.88%-0.34%0.40%
      0.0840.60%1.09%1.81%2.67%
    • Table 9. Temperature deviation is inverted with different weights

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      Table 9. Temperature deviation is inverted with different weights

      Radiance

      L

      Temperature inversion deviation
      n=0n=1n=2n=3
      0.0110.830.390.150.05
      0.022-0.06-0.22-0.28-0.22
      0.035-0.19-0.22-0.17-0.06
      0.056-0.24-0.18-0.060.08
      0.0840.130.250.430.60
    • Table 10. Calibration data for integral time 20 ms and radiance inversion deviations ratio

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      Table 10. Calibration data for integral time 20 ms and radiance inversion deviations ratio

      Radiance LResponse DNwi=1/lin
      n=0n=1n=2n=3n=4
      0.0101 354-5.36%-2.20%-0.85%-0.30%-0.10%
      0.0131 542-3.32%-1.05%-0.17%0.06%0.07%
      0.0171 783-1.73%-0.12%0.40%0.41%0.28%
      0.0222 085-0.77%0.36%0.62%0.46%0.23%
      0.0282 461-0.22%0.54%0.61%0.33%0.02%
      0.0362 9300.25%0.73%0.65%0.28%-0.09%
      0.0463 5080.49%0.76%0.58%0.13%-0.28%
      0.0584 2140.59%0.71%0.44%-0.06%-0.50%
      0.0735 0730.63%0.62%0.29%-0.25%-0.72%
      0.0906 1120.61%0.51%0.13%-0.45%-0.93%
      0.1127 3490.37%0.20%-0.23%-0.82%-1.32%
      0.1378 8350.23%0.00%-0.46%-1.07%-1.58%
      0.16810 590-0.06%-0.33%-0.81%-1.43%-1.96%
      0.20412 655-0.40%-0.71%-1.20%-1.84%-2.37%
    • Table 11. Temperature deviations for integral time 20ms

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      Table 11. Temperature deviations for integral time 20ms

      Radiance LResponse DNwi=1/lin
      n=0n=1n=2n=3n=4
      0.0101 354-0.96-0.40-0.15-0.05-0.03
      0.0131 542-0.61-0.20-0.050.020.02
      0.0171 783-0.33-0.040.070.070.07
      0.0222 085-0.150.060.120.090.04
      0.0282 461-0.050.110.110.060.00
      0.0362 9300.050.140.140.05-0.03
      0.0463 5080.120.180.120.03-0.06
      0.0584 2140.130.160.10-0.02-0.11
      0.0735 0730.140.140.08-0.04-0.16
      0.0906 1120.130.130.04-0.12-0.23
      0.1127 3490.080.05-0.04-0.20-0.30
      0.1378 8350.030.00-0.09-0.28-0.41
      0.16810 590-0.01-0.08-0.21-0.36-0.52
      0.20412 655-0.13-0.19-0.32-0.51-0.63
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    Zhanlei JIN, Libing JIN, Jiushuang ZHANG, Lina XU, Yunfei BAO, Yan LI. Radiometric Calibration Method for Infrared Camera Based on Power-weighted Least Squares Fitting[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2024, 53(4): 0428002

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    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Jan. 15, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 4, 2024

    Published Online: May. 15, 2024

    The Author Email: JIN Zhanlei (jinzhanlei@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20245304.0428002

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