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Infrared technologies have evolved over the last sixty, primarily driven by defense applications and needs but have recently perforated into various non-defense markets. It remains critical to many military systems and increasing to autonomous systems in general. This course is intended as an overview of the various technologies that make up an infrared sensor system, it will include some historical perspectives as well as the state of the art and will emphasize the various tradeoffs involved in designing a system for particular applications. In particular, it will cover the following topics that represent the main components: optics, detectors, readout integrated circuits (ROIC) including digital designs, the various wavelength (SWIR, MWIR, LWIR), testing and calibration, image and signal processing, and applications. The course structure will involve lectures, labs, and final project. Lectures will involve guest speakers that are subject matter experts on the various topics.