Course: Night Vision Systems

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Course title Night Vision Systems
Course code OPT/PNV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Řehoř Zdeněk, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The perception of the image when viewed with the unaided eye under different lighting conditions. Detect, identify, identification. 2. Detectors sensitive to visible radiation and their connection with the optical device. 3. Artificial sources of lighting lamps. The light transmission of the atmosphere. 4. Principles of image intensifiers, types of video amplifiers. 5. Active and passive imaging instrument construction. 6. Possibilities of other spectral bands, spectral characteristics of luminous sources, and atmospheric agents. 7. Target detection in the infrared, usable spectral band detectors and optical materials. 8. Meteorological and atmospheric parameters, calibration procedures. 9. Design principles of thermography devices. 10.Range Infrared devices. 11.Night instrument for UV observations. The synthesis of images from different spectral bands.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Provide students with the basic science of optical imaging for different lighting conditions in different bands of the spectrum.
Knowledge Define the main ideas and conceptions of the subject, describe the main approaches of the studied topics, recall the theoretical knowledge for solution of model problems.
Prerequisites
No prior requirements.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Knowledge of the syllabus of lectures
Recommended literature
  • Dereniak, E.L., Boreman, G.D. (1996). Infrared Detectors and Systems. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • Schröder, G. (1981). Technická optika. SNTL Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Digital and Instrument Optics (2019) Category: Physics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter