IR Imager Merges AI, Thermal Physics to See in the Dark
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 8, 2023 — Heat-Assisted Detection and Ranging (HADAR), a patent-pending thermal imaging technology from Purdue University, combines infrared (IR) imaging, machine learning, and thermal physics to visualize target objects in the dark as if it were broad daylight. According to its developers, the technology could have an impact on par with lidar, sonar, and radar, by enabling fully passive, physics-aware machine perception. Traditional sensors that emit signals, such as lidar, radar, and sonar, can