Thermoteknix is travelling to the moon with NASA’s LCROSS mission (June 2009) to search for the presence of water. LCROSS is the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite NASA mission.
LCROSS’s objective is to blast two large impactors into a permanently shadowed crater at one of the Lunar poles to create a plume of material that can be analyzed for the presence of water on the moon.
LCROSS is travelling to the moon as the payload aboard the launch vehicle for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). As part of this payload, NASA have selected Thermoteknix’ MIRICLE® TB2-30
ultra-ruggedized thermal imaging camera to monitor temperature variations in the blasts within the crater and the resulting plume.
VisIR® 640 has everything you need for industrial Predictive Maintenance and more; crystal clear images from ahighly sensitive 640 x 480 uncooled infrared sensor, precise temperature measurement and the most powerful range of easy to use camera tools and unique Condition RED® database and software options.
With its unique rugged industrial housing, an articulated central optics pod for ergonomic safe operation and high contrast Daybrite touch screen, VisIR 640 provides high definition thermal and visual image clarity in any lighting conditions.
Cambridge company Thermoteknix Systems Ltd has received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation Category. Thermoteknix Managing Director Dr Richard Salisbury was presented with the Award by Cambridgeshire Lord Lieutenant, Hugh Duberly Esq CBE at a celebratory dinner at Queen's College on Friday 6th June. The Award was made in recognition of Thermoteknix Systems' pioneering work in thermal imaging technology and specifically for its achievement in developing the unique range of MIRICLE miniaturised high performance thermal imaging cameras.
The award is the latest in a series of accolades the company has received recently. In October 2007 Thermoteknix was named Innovative Company of the Year at the iDEA (Innovation and Design Excellence) Awards followed soon after by runner-up in the IET (Institution of Electrical Engineers and Technologists) Innovation in Engineering Awards. In March 2008, Thermoteknix was named Cambridge Innovative Company of the Year.
Thermoteknix has raised the bar to new heights in launching the world’s first Alpha Silicon based Focal Plane Array thermal imaging camera with shutterless XTi technology. The MIRICLE® 110KS with XTi is an ultra-compact uncooled (unstabilized) solid-state high resolution infrared camera delivering ‘Never Blind™’ thermal imaging. The camera is designed without a shutter or any moving parts to interrupt vision at critical moments and is unaffected by shock or vibration.
Continuous high resolution thermal imaging from the very instant the camera is switched on with no image deterioration with time or ambient temperature change. The removal of the shutter and associated motor, gears and control mean that MIRICLE® cameras with XTi™ technology are also smaller, lighter and lower power consuming, a major benefit to all portable and size critical applications.