Abstract: A system and a computer-implemented method, for detecting concrete using infrared thermography, allow to detect concrete in a region containing zones in which concrete exists and zones in which concrete does not exist. The system for detecting the concrete includes an infrared camera for obtaining a plurality of infrared thermography images in a time range from a region containing fresh concrete, an ambient temperature sensor for obtaining ambient temperature measurements, and a processor connected to the camera and to the ambient temperature sensor.

Abstract: The present invention is related to the use of thermal means for analyzing materials and specifically provides a system for detecting concrete by means of infrared thermography that comprises: an information storage memory; and a processor operatively connected to said memory; wherein said processor is configured to: store a plurality of infrared thermography images in said memory; obtain, for each pixel of said plurality of images, a temperature profile as a function of time and a plurality of curves of temperature as a function of time, each of said temperature curves fitting a corresponding temperature profile as a function of time; determine an indicating value from each of said curves of temperature as function of time; and define that a pixel corresponds to concrete when said indicating value corresponding to said pixel is greater that a threshold value; and a method for detecting concrete by means of infrared thermography.