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The present invention relates to a totally novel device and process useful for the measurement of the temperature of a radiating body. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device that enhances the resolution and repeatability of the measured temperature of the radiating body by fitt

The present invention relates to a totally novel device and process useful for the measurement of the temperature of a radiating body. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device that enhances the resolution and repeatability of the measured temperature of the radiating body by fitting a mathematical correlation to the emitted radiation spectra, generating calculated radiation intensities at specified wavelengths using the mathematical correlation, and then generating a suite of individual two-wavelength temperature values, which can be statistically evaluated and averaged for a final, measured temperature. In one embodiment, the device consists of an optical input system which receives a portion of the emitted radiation of a radiating body; a wavelength dispersion device which separates the emitted radiation according to wavelength; a radiation transducer which senses the separated radiation and provides an output corresponding to the respective wavelengths of the emitted radiation; means for generating a mathematical function to correlate the output of the radiation transducer to the corresponding wavelengths of incident radiation; and a means for generating a temperature value utilizing a form of the Planck Radiation Equation. Additionally, the present invention relates to the technique utilized to enhance the resolution and repeatability of the measured temperature.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A process for determining the temperature of a radiating body, comprising:a) quantifying the radiation intensity emitted by a radiating body at no less than 4 distinct wavelengths;b) generating a mathematical function which represents said quantified radiation intensities at the cor

[ I claim:] [1.] A process for determining the temperature of a radiating body, comprising:a) quantifying the radiation intensity emitted by a radiating body at no less than 4 distinct wavelengths;b) generating a mathematical function which represents said quantified radiation intensities at the corresponding wavelength at which said radiation intensity was quantified;c) selecting no less than two specific wavelengths;d) generating a spectral intensity using said mathematical function for each of said wavelengths; ande) determining an individual two-wavelength temperature value of said radiating body utilizing the radiation equation ]EQU13 ] re T.sub.12 =individual two-wavelength temperature, .lambda..sub.1. .lambda..sub.2, . . . .lambda..sub.n =specific wavelengths selected,C'=second radiation constant, andR=ratio of the generated spectral intensity I.sub.1, calculated using said mathematical function at .lambda..sub.1, to the generated spectral intensity I.sub.2, calculated using said mathematical function at .lambda..sub.2. [10.] A temperature determining device, comprising:a) an optical input system which receives a portion of the emitted radiation of a radiating body;b) a wavelength dispersion device which separates said emitted radiation according to wavelength;c) a transducer which senses said separated radiation and provides a quantified output corresponding to radiation intensity for each wavelength of said emitted radiation;d) means for generating a mathematical function to represent said quantified output of said radiation transducer as a function of wavelengths;e) means for selecting no less than two specific wavelengths;f) means for generating a spectral intensity value at each of said selected specific wavelengths, utilizing said mathematical function; andg) means for determining an individual two-wavelength temperature value utilizing no less than two of said spectral intensity values and the radiation equation ]EQU15 ] re T.sub.12 =individual two-wavelength temperature, .lambda..sub.1. .lambda..sub.2, . . . .lambda..sub.n =specific wavelengths selected,C'=second radiation constant, andR=ratio of the generated spectral intensity I.sub.1, calculated using said mathematical function at .lambda..sub.1, to the generated spectral intensity I.sub.2, calculated using said mathematical function at .lambda..sub.2. The device of claim 10, wherein said means for determining an individual two-wavelength temperature value comprises means for determining a two-wavelength temperature value of said radiating body utilizing said radiation equation for each pair of no less than three specific wavelengths and their corresponding spectral intensities generated utilizing said mathematical function. The device of claim 11, wherein only said quantified output corresponding to radiation intensity which exhibits emission spectra consistent with known thermal radiation effects is utilized for generation of said mathematical function. The device of claim 11, wherein said spectral intensities are generated at wavelengths at which said quantified output corresponding to radiation intensity exhibits fractional residuals no less than -0.1 and no more than 0.1. The device of claim 11, wherein said spectral intensities are generated at wavelengths at which the fractional residuals of said quantified output corresponding to radiation intensity exhibit an RMS value substantially equal to zero. The device of claim 11, wherein a average temperature value is the average of said two-wavelength temperature values determined utilizing said radiation equation. The device of claim 15, further comprising the determination of the tolerance of said average temperature value by calculating the statistical variation of said two-wavelength temperature values. The device of claim 16, wherein said statistical variation is the standard deviation of said average.