Optical gas-imaging camera core for UASs shown at Xponential show
NewsMay 02, 2018
XPONENTIAL 2018--DENVER. Sierra-Olympic Technologies (Hood River, Oregon), a maker of infrared (IR) and thermal imaging technologies and components, is premiering its new Ventus OGI, an optical gas imaging camera core, at the unmanned systems event.
Sierra-Olympic Technologies officials say that the compact (146.6 mm by 70.9 mm by 73.1 mm) camera with its midwave-infrared (MWIR) detector array is aimed at detecting and visualizing hydrocarbon gas leaks, such as methane, propane, butane, and similar gases. The camera core can be integrated into fixed-mounted, continuous-monitoring systems or used in gimbals or enclosures for unmanned aerial system (UAS) platforms.
Applications, according to company documents, can include aerial inspection of fuel/gas lines, storage tanks, generators, drilling/production wells, above- and below-ground gas pipelines, terminals, railway tank cars, flare stack monitoring, booster/pump stations, and more.
