Badanie skuteczności materiałów siatek maskujących w aspekcie obserwacji z pozycji BSP

Abstract

This article presents the results of aerial observations conducted using infrared airborne surveillance platforms. The observation conditions closely resembled real battlefield conditions. The observation results were compared with laboratory studies that utilized a black body reference to measure the radiative transmission of 11 different masking nets materials. The research referred to the measured transparency coefficient of the tested materials. The conducted research indicates that there is no consistent correlation between transparency in visible light and infrared radiation passing through the masking material for the tested materials. Considering that camouflage meshes and the materials from which they are made have become highly sought-after equipment on the modern battlefield, with many entities initiating their production, there is a strong need to develop a rapid method for assessing the suitability of such materials in terms of thermal camouflage. The study proposes the utilization of a simple camouflage evaluation index based on transparency in two spectral ranges.