Workswell WIRIS Pro is now fully compatible with Scopito

31 October

Thermal camera WIRIS Pro is now fully compatible with well known software Scopito, used for analysis data from drone inspection works.

Scopito is user friendly and efficient visual inspection data management software.

In Scopito you can upload, analyse and annotate images fast and easy.

Scopito lets you safely back up all images captured during advanced inspections – and lets you share them seamlessly with your customers, repair crews and infrastructure specialists. Scopito software is simple to use, and it’s 100% cloud and browser-based.

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GAS IMAGING INCREASES INSPECTION EFFICIENCY

19 October

By Steve Beynon – EMEA Optical Gas Imaging Specialist, Teledyne FLIR Natural gas processing plants, upstream production facilities, compressor stations,…

Night vision drone

17 December

Night vision, generally, is the ability to see with human eye even in low-light conditions. There exists more technique of how to make night vision possible and one of them is using the detection of infrared light through thermal cameras.

Night vision drone – basic principle

The basic principle of thermal imaging lies in detection of the temperature difference between background and foreground objects. Every object on Earth emits an infrared radiation (thermal radiation) and if the thermal contrast is sufficient, a thermal camera is capable to detect the thermal scene and enables a human eye to see the same thing, as some of the animal are capable of – to see even at night or at bad weather condition.

And then, if there is such a great way to catch reality on every time of the day, why not to make those thermographic measurements even more efficient by combining the advantages of the thermal camera with drone (unmanned aerial vehicle)? There are many applications, that can benefit from using the night vision drone such as: to help firefighters see through smoke, to help farmers monitor crop health from above, or to assist in search and rescue operations.

An issue can be finding the right balance between making a good night vision (thermal) camera and a useful drone. It is necessary to make a bit of sacrifice from drone battery life, caused by the weights of infrared camera and therefore, it is very important to choose the right drone and thermal camera combination.

Good night vision drone combination

Good night vision drone combination will work just as we would want it. It must give a clear and detailed picture that is easy to see with goggles or via your smartphone. One of the thermal camera, that is highly suitable as for night vision drone is the Workswell WIRIS Security thermal camera, that is specialized to be used with drone.

The WIRIS Security thermal camera has high resolution and thermal sensitivity to offer. In fact, this camera comes equipped by the highest resolution on the market for both the RGB sensor and the thermal imaging sensor. In practice, this may mean the difference between life and death, especially in search and rescue application.

Workswell WIRIS Security is a non-radiometrics thermal camera for drones we colling simply night vision drones. Main parameters of WIRIS Security camera are a very high thermal resolution 800x600px, high frame rate 25 Hz and perfect thermal sensitivity 40 mK. You can see the relevancy of these parameters in the video that showing monitoring of objects of different distances and sizes using the WIRIS Security thermal camera.

Workswell supplies WIRIS Security along with the thermal drone to offer a ready-to-fly solution for your night vision or search and rescue applications.

RTSP video streaming, image, and command transfer through Wi-Fi are among the other WIRIS OS functionalities. These features are provided by the RJ 45 Ethernet port. See more information on the Stream SDK tutorial.

RGB camera is also important for night vision drone

Another great advantage of the Workswell WIRIS Security thermal camera and also the reason why it is great solution for night vision drone is its specialized RGB camera. The WIRIS Security thermal camera comes equipped with an incorporated specialized visual band imagery RGB camera with high-sensitivity dusk and night vision and 30x optical ZOOM. Thus, the RGB camera image is clear even at minimum light of 0.0008 lux.

Night vision drone is great opportunity for those, who care about the best way of how to operate with drone (with appropriate permits) even at night and yet, get the best that drones have to offer.

Infrared Cameras for Thermal Drone

8 December

Workswell is offering four different infrared cameras for thermal drones:

Camera no. 1: Fully radiometrics thermal cameras – like WIRIS Pro and WIRIS Pro SC are infrared cameras for thermal drones used in the area of industrial inspections, technical diagnostics, predictive maintenance etc. LWIR camera with spectral range 7.5 – 13.5 μm.
Camera no. 2: Optical gas imaging camera – GIS-320 is a optical gas imaging camera for drones. Drone with that camera becomes a useful device for gas leaks detection. MWIR thermal camera with spectral range 3.2 – 3.4 µm.
Camera no. 3: Security camera – WIRIS Security is a thermal camera for night vision drones, mostly used in the area of search and rescue. This camera is categorized as a NON-ITAR product, which means that the sale, export, and import of this thermal camera is considerably easier and faster than it would be for an ITAR unit. LWIR camera with spectral range 7.5 – 13.5 μm.
Camera no. 4: CWSI camera – WIRIS Agro R is a special infrared camera, designed for drones in the field of precision agriculture. This thermal camera responds to the issue of water management research but camera also include standard funtions of radiometrics thermal camera. LWIR camera with spectral range 7.5 – 13.5 μm.

All these cameras run one of the versions of the WIRIS OS operating system developer by Workswell. Selected models of thermal cameras are also offered as OEM solutions: WIRIS Pro OEM and WIRIS Security OEM.

Camera no. 1: WIRIS Pro – Fully Radimetrics Thermal Cameras

WIRIS Pro and WIRIS Pro SC are fully radiometrics and calibrated cameras for applications where it is necessary to determine the actual surface temperature. They are used mainly in the field of technical diagnostics, predictive maintenance, condition monitoring etc. The resolution of these cameras is 640×512 px and the thermal sensitivity is 50 mK respectively 30 mK for WIRIS Pro SC. Typical applications are for instance: Power line inspection, flat roofs inspection, photovoltaics power plant inspection, building diagnostics, pipeline inspection, and more… Cameras are available in 9 Hz and 30 Hz versions. Standard video output is HDMI. WIRIS Pro and WIRIS Pro SC also allows video streaming via Ethernet. The cameras store fully radiometric thermal images (thermograms), RGB images and have the option of recording radiometric video.

SDKs (Standard Development Kits) for data post processing and data streaming control are also available.

Workswell supplies these infrared cameras along with the thermal drone to offer a ready-to-fly solution for your demanding applications

WIRIS Pro Introduction – Thermal Camera for Pipeline Applications

WIRIS Pro is Used All Around the World

Workswell WIRIS Pro Main Features

IR Super Resolution 1266 x 1010 px
Optical RGB camera 10x
Sensitivity up to 30mK
Temperature range up to 1 500°C
Frame rate 30Hz
Calibration +-2°C or +-2%
Optical zoomable Picture-in-Picture mode

Thermal Mapping – Thermal Photogrammetry and Orthophotograms

WIRIS Pro and WIRIS Pro SC are ideal infrared cameras for thermal mapping. They allow you to compose an orthophotogram map from dozens or many hundreds of images (thermograms) taken during the flight using a thermal drone. You can use software from Pix4D, Agisoft or others to compose the map.

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Camera no. 2: GIS-320 – Optical Gas Imaging Camera

Workswell GIS-320 is a gas imaging camera for thermal drones. Workswell GIS-320 works on the principle of changing the radiation of the surroundings due to the flowing leaking gas. Workswell GIS-320 uses a unique spectral filter method. The filter is mounted in front of the detector and cooled along with it to prevent any radiation exchange between the filter and the detector. The filter restricts the wavelengths of radiation allowed to pass through to the detector to a very narrow band called the band pass. For all gas compounds, infrared absorption characteristics is wavelength dependent. Selecting a filter that restricts the camera to operating only in a wavelength where a gas has high absorption spike (or transmission trough) will enhance the visibility of the gas.

Here is for instance spectral absorption of benzene. The gas is largely absorbed on a wave length of about 3.2µm. This can be used when detecting this gas by OGI thermal camera like Workswell GIS-320. The Workswell GIS-320 is the ideal solution when paired with unmanned air vehicles (drones/UAV systems). Both can be fully operated with one standard RC controller. Remote control of the thermal camera can be accomplished by using the two available input types, CAN bus (1 port) and PWM (4 free ports and 1 for the S.BUS).

There is on the picture spectral absorption of benzene. The gas is largely absorbed on a wave length of about 3.2µm. This can be used when detecting this gas by thermal camera. The Workswell GIS-320 contains a digital camera (full spectrum). Its resolution is 1920 x 1080 pixels and it has 10x optical zoom, which aids in the inspection of specific areas

GIS-320 could offer a 320×240 resolution and capability to detect those gases: Benzene, Ethanol, Ethylbenzene, Heptane, Hexane, Isoprene, Methanol, MEK, MIBK, Octane, Pentane, 1-Pentane, Toluene, Xylene, Butane, Ethane, Methane, Propane, Ethylene.

A more detailed description of the principle of physical operation of gas cameras.

Gas Leakage Detection Using GIS-320 Example

GIS-320 with NEO Thermal Drone from AceCore – Perfect Solution for Optical Gas Imaging (OGI)

Workswell GIS-320 Main Features

Up to 400 gases are detectable (OGI camera – gas detection camera)
Calibrated temperature measurement
High sensitivity sensor 0.015°C
10x optical RGB zoom integrated
Plug&play integration for any drone

Camera no. 3: WIRIS Security – Thermal Camera for Search and Rescue

Workswell WIRIS Security is a non-radiometrics thermal camera for drones we colling simply night vision drones. Main parameters of WIRIS Security camera are a very high thermal resolution 800x600px, high frame rate 25 Hz and perfect thermal sensitivity 40 mK. You can see the relevancy of these parameters in the video that showing monitoring of objects of different distances and sizes using the WIRIS Security thermal camera.

Workswell supplies WIRIS Security along with the thermal drone to offer a ready-to-fly solution for your night vision or search and rescue applications.

The Workswell WIRIS Security camera comes equipped with an incorporated specialized visual band imagery RGB camera with high-sensitivity dusk and night vision and 10x optical ZOOM. Thus, the RGB camera image is clear even at minimum light of 0.0008 lux. The camera’s focal length is variable within an interval of 129.0 mm – 4.3 mm, and it equals up to 30x optical ZOOM.

The following HW interfaces are available: S.Bus, CAN bus (DJI M600 and A3 controller compatible), Ethernet (RJ 45), MavLink, External GPS connection, and External trigger. Wi-Fi low latency live video streaming and a command link are also available.

Resolution Matters – Night Vision Drone with WIRIS Security

WIRIS Security – Short Introduction

WIRIS Security Main Features

800 x 600px thermal resolution with narrow 18° lens (35mm)
30x optical zoom RGB (up to 129mm) with stabilisation
Visible Night vision channel
Picture-in-Picture with 30x optical zoom
Encrypted wireless video IP streaming

Camera no. 4: CWSI Camera – Camera for Precision Agriculture

Workswell’s WIRIS® Agro R is the first device of its kind designed to map water stress across large areas in the field of precision agriculture and at the same to measure and evaluate the temperature information.

Although there are many uses, we can divide the main WIRIS Agro R functions into these four categories:

Water status monitoring– Water stress is the plant’s response to deficiencies in the water supply during the growing season, regardless of whether the crops are irrigated or not. To enhance monitoring, the AGRO creates special color maps, “Crop” and “CropStep.”
Irrigation management– This facilitates irrigation system optimization in terms of determining optimal locations for soil sensors, and in terms of structural optimization. The special color maps, “Water” and “WaterStep,” are available for this use.
Phenotyping– Plant varieties respond differently to the amount of water available to them. The WIRIS Agro R will help you determine how often the plants of a given species are in water stress, compared to plants of other species.
Biomass Cover Index – For real-time calculation of the field’s plant cover.

By comparing yields from different months and years depending on water stress, a potential yield map can be created according to the current water stress value. This map provides:

real-time onboard CWSI evaluation
real-time CROP and WATER color map vizualization
real-time additional information on how the crop is impacted by drought
real-time Biomass cover index evaluation in %
real-time Picture-in-Picture CWSI index and RGB

Crop Map – CWSI Orthophotogram

Each pixel on the map below shows the level of water stress according to the CWSI index in the range 0 to 1. The information can be used to evaluate the properties of crops (resistance to induced water stress) or, for example, to determine the effectiveness of the irrigation system.

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WIRIS Agro Main Features

Calibrated temperature measurement
Water status monitoring
Manage irrigation management
Phenotyping, biomass cover index evaluation
Real-time and offline vizualization
2D and 3D software analysis

WIRIS Agro – Over the Field

From drones and precision agriculture to coronavirus screening

4 March

As a company that strives to develop innovative solutions to pressing challenges, we have tackled a wide range of metrology applications in recent years. With drought spreading across much of Europe, we devoted ourselves to enhancing agricultural production and created a highly accurate thermal imager that registers slight variations in surface temperatures while delivering high image homogeneity. Our efforts resulted in the development of the WIRIS Agro and WIRIS Sc thermal imagers. These cameras launched over a year ago and are now improving precision agriculture, and research and development into drought prevention and mitigation.

This experience equipped us with a developer platform that enables the highly precise calibration and improved construction of thermal imagers. Then, a new challenge arose: the coronavirus. We built on our experience with precision agriculture to develop a new infrared camera that delivers extremely accurate body temperature measurement. This is the Workswell MEDICAS, which is the culmination of our work in precision metrology. The MEDICAS employs the design and calibration procedures we created for the WIRIS Agro and WIRIS Pro Sc, but it also has something special: a continuous recalibration procedure that integrates the infrared standard – the black body.

Our main goal was to increase the accuracy of our temperature measurements

Standard infrared LWIR measurement operates at ±2 °C accuracy, which is unacceptable for a healthcare application. That’s why we developed the MEDICAS as a unique infrared system which is calibrated in real time on a black body. This ensures an exceptional accuracy of ±0.3 °C, a massive improvement over the standard value for thermal cameras. Thanks to its precision, the MEDICAS provides a double visual alarm at both warning temperatures of 37° C and critical temperatures above 38° C. This makes it easy for a system operator to identify when someone has a fever. More information about the Workswell MEDICAS is available on our website.

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Night vision drone – basic principle

Good night vision drone combination

RGB camera is also important for night vision drone

Camera no. 1: WIRIS Pro – Fully Radimetrics Thermal Cameras

WIRIS Pro Introduction – Thermal Camera for Pipeline Applications

WIRIS Pro is Used All Around the World

Workswell WIRIS Pro Main Features

Thermal Mapping – Thermal Photogrammetry and Orthophotograms

Camera no. 2: GIS-320 – Optical Gas Imaging Camera

Gas Leakage Detection Using GIS-320 Example

GIS-320 with NEO Thermal Drone from AceCore – Perfect Solution for Optical Gas Imaging (OGI)

Workswell GIS-320 Main Features

Camera no. 3: WIRIS Security – Thermal Camera for Search and Rescue

Resolution Matters – Night Vision Drone with WIRIS Security

WIRIS Security – Short Introduction

WIRIS Security Main Features

Camera no. 4: CWSI Camera – Camera for Precision Agriculture

Crop Map – CWSI Orthophotogram

WIRIS Agro Main Features

WIRIS Agro – Over the Field

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