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Title: | Visual signature reduction of unmanned aerial vehicles | Authors: | Zhong, Z. W. Ma, Z. X. Jayawijayaningtiyas Ngoh, J. H. H. |
Keywords: | Visual Signature Reduction DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
Issue Date: | 2016 | Source: | Zhong, Z. W., Ma, Z. X., Jayawijayaningtiyas, & Ngoh, J. H. H. (2016). Visual signature reduction of unmanned aerial vehicles. Target and Background Signatures II, 9997, 999707-. doi:10.1117/12.2241967 | Conference: | Target and Background Signatures II | Abstract: | With the emergence of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in multiple tactical defence missions, there was a need for an efficient visual signature suppression system for a more efficient stealth operation. One of our studies experimentally investigated the visual signature reduction of UAVs achieved through an active camouflage system. A prototype was constructed with newly developed operating software, Cloak, to provide active camouflage to the UAV model. The reduction of visual signature was analysed. Tests of the devices mounted on UAVs were conducted in another study. A series of experiments involved testing of the concept as well as the prototype. The experiments were conducted both in the laboratory and under normal environmental conditions. Results showed certain degrees of blending with the sky to create a camouflage effect. A mini-UAV made mostly out of transparent plastic was also designed and fabricated. Because of the transparency of the plastic material, the visibility of this UAV in the air is very small, and therefore the UAV is difficult to be detected. After re-designs and tests, eventually a practical system to reduce the visibility of UAVs viewed by human observers from the ground was developed. The system was evaluated during various outdoor tests. The scene target-to-background lightness contrast and the scene target-to-background colour contrast of the adaptive control system prototype were smaller than 10% at a stand-off viewing distance of 20-50 m. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90201 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47215 |
DOI: | 10.1117/12.2241967 | Schools: | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Rights: | © 2016 Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). This paper was published in Target and Background Signatures II and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2241967]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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