Educational services

Inframet typically carries out short 1-2 day training how to operate manufactured test systems. It is assumed that more general training on technology and metrology of electro optical systems is a task for universities or scientific institutes. However, our customer often complain that scientific institutions worldwide have a tendency to concentrate on basic theoretical issues and it is difficult from typical university training to get answers on practical questions related to design, applications, parameters, standardization of test method, optimal tender requirements, optimal test system and proper interpretation of test results. Because of these problems Inframet offers expanded educational trainings in three main versions:

two week (ten working days) training covering testing and boresight all types of electro-optical imaging/laser systems: thermal imagers, VIS-NIR cameras, SWIR imagers, laser range finders, laser pointers, multi sensor imaging/laser systems, optical sights, night vision devices, image intensifier tubes.
one week (five working days) training covering testing and boresight electronic imaging/laser systems: thermal imagers, VIS-NIR cameras, SWIR imagers, laser range finders, and multi sensor imaging/laser systems.
one week (five working days) training covering testing and boresight night vision/optical systems: night vision devices, image intensifier tubes, telescopic sights, binoculars, optical objectives.

This course is especially targeted to staff from governmental institutions responsible to purchase different types of EO systems and need know how to supervise quality tests and later maintenance process. Another group of potential trainees are big manufactures of EO systems who manufacture all or most of types of EO systems and need improvement of knowledge in field of EO metrology. The course can be also shorter if potential trainees are not interested in all types of EO systems or customized if additional issues are to be discussed. Exemplary program of two week expanded educational training is presented below:

Day number	Education unit number	Type	Desription
One			Introduction
	1	Lecture	Division of EO surveillance systems
	2	Lecture	Introduction to boresight EO systems
			Thermal imagers
	3	Lecture	Review of thermal imaging technology
	4-5	Lecture	Parameters and boresight errors of thermal imagers
	6	Lecture	Equipment for testing and boresight thermal imagers
Two
	1-2	Demonstration by trainer	Practical demonstration of systems for testing thermal imagers - system operation and measurement of parameters
	3-4	Tests by students	Test of thermal imagers by students under trainer supervision
			VIS-NIR cameras and SWIR imagers
	5	Lecture	Review of VIS-SWIR imaging technology
	6	Lecture	Parameters and boresight errors of VIS-SWIR cameras
Three
	1	Lecture	Parameters and boresight errors of VIS-SWIR cameras (including tender requirements and standards)
	2	Lecture	Equipment for testing VIS-NIR cameras and SWIR imagers
	3-4	Demonstration by trainer	Practical demonstration of systems for testing VIS-NIR cameras and SWIR imagers operation and measurement of parameters
	5-6	Tests by students	Test of VIS-NIR cameras and SWIR imagers by students under trainer supervision
Four			Laser systems
	1	Lecture	Review of laser technology for EO surveillance systems (LRFs, designators, pointers)
	2	Lecture	Parameters and boresight errors of LRFs, designators, pointers (including tender requirements and standards)
	3	Lecture	Equipment for testing and boresight LRFs, designators, pointers
	4	Demonstration by trainer	Practical demonstration of systems for testing LRFs, designators, pointers - operation and measurement of parameters
	5	Tests by students	Test of LRFs, designators, pointers by students under trainer supervision
			Multi sensor systems
	6	Lecture	Review of multi sensor surveillance systems technology
Five
	1	Lecture	Parameters and boresight errors of multi sensor surveillance systems
	2	Lecture	Equipment for testing and boresight multi sensor systems
	3	Demonstration by trainer	Practical demonstration of systems for testing multi sensor systems operation and measurement of parameters
	4-6	Tests by students	Practical tests of multisensor systems by students
Six			Night vision devices
	1-2	Lecture	Review of night vision technology
	3-5	Lecture	Parameters and boresight errors of NVDs
	6	Lecture	Equipment for testing NVD
Seven
	1-2	Demonstration by trainer	Practical demonstration of systems for testing NVDs - system operation and measurement of parameters
	3-6	Tests by students	Test of NVDs by students under trainer supervision
Eight
	1-2	Lecture	Parameters image intensifiers
	3-4	Demonstration by trainer	Practical demonstration of systems for testing II tubes - system operation and measurement of parameters
	5-6	Tests by students	Test of II tubes by students under trainer supervision
Nine			Optical sights
	1	Lecture	Review optical sights technology
	2-3	Lecture	Parameters and boresight errors of telescopic sights (including tender requirements and standards)
	4	Lecture	Equipment for testing and boresight telescopic sights
	5-6	Demonstration by trainer	Practical demonstration of systems for testing telescopic sights - operation and measurement of parameters
Ten
	1-2	Tests by students	Test of optical sights by students under trainer supervision
	3-6	Training summary session	Questions and answers session

The courses are organized in two different ways:

Special training for a group of people only from a single institution (date and program according to customer preferences)
Scheduled training for a group of students from several institutions (group up to 16 people).

Inframet has obtained a series of positive references from students who attended the educatiohnal training on metrology of EO surveillance systems.

If you have further questions about the educational training then please contact us.

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