Device and method of processing logs using a thermal camera

A device for processing logs， comprises a deicing apparatus (11)， a debarking apparatus (22)， arranged downstream of the deicing apparatus， a thermal camera (30)， arranged to acquire a thermal image of at least one log downstream of the debarking apparatus， and a processing device (40). The processing device (40) is configured to receive the thermal image from the thermal camera， to process the thermal image to determine a log surface temperature， and to provide a deicing control signal to the deicing apparatus (11) based on the log surface temperature.A method of processing logs is also disclosed.