An infrared (IR) thermometer for performing temperature measurement of an
object without having contact with the object. The IR thermometer
comprises at least one IR sensing element which, upon exposure to IR
radiation, produces a response. The IR sensing element comprises a flat
themistor flake supported by a substrate. The IR thermometer further
comprises a processing circuit which analyzes the response to predict the
steady-state response of the at least one IR sensing element and
temperature of the object. In one embodiment, the processing circuit may
obtain two or more responses separated by a predetermined period of time
to predict temperature of the object. The processing circuit may also
associate reference data in its prediction algorithm.
