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dc.contributor.authorMikkelsen, Alexanderen_GB
dc.contributor.authorSelj, Gorm Kroghen_GB
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Niels Hygumen_GB
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-01T06:56:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-24T06:57:55Z
dc.date.available2024-03-01T06:56:39Z
dc.date.available2024-10-24T06:57:55Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-23
dc.identifier.citationMikkelsen AM, Selj GK, Nielsen NH. Camouflage performance of winter uniforms: photosimulations in the visual spectrum. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering. 2023;12736(127360B)en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12242/3327
dc.descriptionMikkelsen, Alexander; Selj, Gorm Krogh; Nielsen, Niels Hygum. Camouflage performance of winter uniforms: photosimulations in the visual spectrum. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering 2023 ;Volum 12736.(127360B)en_GB
dc.description.abstractMinimizing electro-optical signatures of soldiers against modern sensors is a challenging task, but a task with high importance and benefits for operative soldiers that need to stay undetected. Optimizing camouflage uniforms for winter conditions efficiently reduces soldier signatures in winter scenes, especially in the visual spectrum. Snow usually dominates winter scenes and is difficult to mimic because the spectral properties of snow change with several parameters such as grain size, structure, and wetness. Developing efficient winter camouflage thus requires knowledge and data on the spectral properties of snow. This paper presents spectral data on common snow types in Norway and evaluates the camouflage performance of several winter uniforms of different colors and patterns. We assessed and ranked the camouflage performance of the uniforms quantitatively in the visible spectrum using an observer-based photosimulation where many soldiers searched for targets in various Norwegian winter scenes. By collecting a large number of detection times, indicating how difficult it was for an observer to detect each camouflage in each of the unique winter scenes, it was possible to rank the camouflage targets quantitatively. The results show how each camouflage performed (given by time of detection or as a percentage) compared to all the other camouflages in the test for each scene. The photosimulation method is time-consuming, but it gives a realistic estimation of camouflage performance over the different scenes. We discuss the performance of the various winter camouflages with their pattern and similarity to snow (color coordinates).en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.subjectKamuflasjeen_GB
dc.subjectDeteksjonen_GB
dc.subjectSoldatutrustningen_GB
dc.titleCamouflage performance of winter uniforms: photosimulations in the visual spectrumen_GB
dc.date.updated2024-03-01T06:56:39Z
dc.identifier.cristinID2210871
dc.identifier.doi10.1117/12.2678537
dc.source.issn0277-786X
dc.source.issn1996-756X
dc.type.documentJournal article
dc.relation.journalProceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering


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