ABSTRACT
This chapter describes various techniques and the associated equipment for measuring the main performance parameters connected with some of the basic components and subsystems that make up a thermal imager. These parameters have been described and defined in Chapter 4. This will be of primary interest to companies manufacturing these components and subsystems as well as the manufacturer of complete thermal imagers. However, an understanding of how these parameters are specified and assessed should also prove valuable to the user of thermal imagers in providing a better understanding of the instrument he or she uses.
