title: Infrared thermography for temperature measurement and non-destructive testing.
abstract: The intensity of the infrared radiation emitted by objects is mainly a function of their temperature. In infrared thermography, this feature is used for multiple purposes: as a health indicator in medical applications, as a sign of malfunction in mechanical and electrical maintenance or as an indicator of heat loss in buildings. This paper presents a review of infrared thermography especially focused on two applications: temperature measurement and non-destructive testing, two of the main fields where infrared thermography-based sensors are used. A general introduction to infrared thermography and the common procedures for temperature measurement and non-destructive testing are presented. Furthermore, developments in these fields and recent advances are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Oviedo, Campus de Viesques 33204 Gijón, Asturias, Spain. rusamentiaga@uniovi.es.
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Usamentiaga
authors.affiliation: Aeronautical Technology Centre (CTA), Parque Tecnológico de A´ Álava, Juan de la Cierva 1, 01510 Miñano, Spain. pablo.venegas@ctaero.com.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venegas
authors.affiliation: Aeronautical Technology Centre (CTA), Parque Tecnológico de A´ Álava, Juan de la Cierva 1, 01510 Miñano, Spain. jon.guerediaga@ctaero.com.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guerediaga
authors.affiliation: Aeronautical Technology Centre (CTA), Parque Tecnológico de A´ Álava, Juan de la Cierva 1, 01510 Miñano, Spain. laura.vega@ctaero.com.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Oviedo, Campus de Viesques 33204 Gijón, Asturias, Spain. jmolleda@uniovi.es.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Molleda
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Oviedo, Campus de Viesques 33204 Gijón, Asturias, Spain. bulnes@uniovi.es.
authors.forename: Francisco G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Bulnes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D013696:Temperature; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods*