GAS DETECTION SENSOR Model # 66265A30000

The Gas Detection Sensor (GDS) is an aircraft/helicopter mountable two-phased gas/leak detection sensor. The GDS provides documentation and traceability via the internal Video and HD Cameras. Designed and engineered by Breault Research Organization (BRO), the GDS uses a sample of the gas of interest as a spectral filter.
HOW IT

HOW IT WORKS

Two radiometers — one with a gas (correlation) cell in its optical path and the other without — focus on the ground through a narrow spectral absorption band (passband). The radiometer without the correlation cell measures the total incoming radiance/flux within the passband (REF signal).
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The radiometer with the correlation cell also measures incoming radiance/flux within the passband at the COR signal. By comparing the REF and COR signals, gas concentrations are retrieved. On-board cameras take pictures of the scene and sensors measure location and flight relevant data.
Designed to operate at 300-meter AGL, the sensor mounts vertically in a standard propeller aircraft and views the scene below. The system passband is between 2-3 microns. Ground resolution is 200 mm.
Each radiometer includes features to optically match magnification and reduce parallax to within a pixel. Data is stored in a Data Power Management system for post analysis.

APPLICATIONS

Pipeline Inspection Leak Detection Ethane and Methane Detection Hydrocarbon Detection

SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

Video