Validation of the use of synthetic imagery for camouflage effectiveness assessment

Sarah Newman; Marilyn A. Gilmore; Ian R. Moorhead; David R. Filbee

doi:10.1117/12.478821

6 August 2002 Validation of the use of synthetic imagery for camouflage effectiveness assessment

Sarah Newman, Marilyn A. Gilmore, Ian R. Moorhead, David R. Filbee

Proceedings Volume 4718, Targets and Backgrounds VIII: Characterization and Representation; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478821
Event: AeroSense 2002, 2002, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

CAMEO-SIM was developed as a laboratory method to assess the effectiveness of aircraft camouflage schemes. It is a physically accurate synthetic image generator, rendering in any waveband between 0.4 and 14 microns. Camouflage schemes are assessed by displaying imagery to observers under controlled laboratory conditions or by analyzing the digital image and calculating the contrast statistics between the target and background. Code verification has taken place during development. However, validation of CAMEO-SIM is essential to ensure that the imagery produced is suitable to be used for camouflage effectiveness assessment. Real world characteristics are inherently variable, so exact pixel to pixel correlation is unnecessary. For camouflage effectiveness assessment it is more important to be confident that the comparative effects of different schemes are correct, but prediction of detection ranges is also desirable. Several different tests have been undertaken to validate CAMEO-SIM for the purpose of assessing camouflage effectiveness. Simple scenes have been modeled and measured. Thermal and visual properties of the synthetic and real scenes have been compared. This paper describes the validation tests and discusses the suitability of CAMEO-SIM for camouflage assessment.

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Sarah Newman, Marilyn A. Gilmore, Ian R. Moorhead, and David R. Filbee "Validation of the use of synthetic imagery for camouflage effectiveness assessment", Proc. SPIE 4718, Targets and Backgrounds VIII: Characterization and Representation, (6 August 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478821

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