The Main Principles of Development of an Intelligent Multi-Channel Radiation Thermometer

The article is devoted to the range of problems concerning the adoption of the concept of intelligent measuring instruments for construction of new-generation radiation thermometers. It is shown that the main problem of current non-contact temperature measurement methods and instruments is the absence of any real mechanism to quality control of their results. This often leads to underestimation of measurement uncertainty. The possibility of designing and manufacturing intelligent radiation thermometers, which monitor the influence of external and internal destabilizing factors on the measurement process, is considered to be a solution. Special attention is paid to the problems of constructing a radiation thermometry system, whose function is to measure relatively low temperatures (200…800°C) in difficult manufacturing conditions.