US Patent 9013348 Radiometric imaging device and corresponding method

A radiometric imaging device and a corresponding method for scanning a scene. The device comprises a radiometer configured to detect radiation in a predetermined spectral range emitted from said scene and to generate a radiation signal from said detected radiation, and a processor configured to process said generated radiation signal by de-convoluting said generated radiation signal by use of a distance-dependent de-blur kernel, which is determined depending on the distance between said scene and the radiometer.