УДК: 621.384.32

Technique for estimating the efficiency of thermal viewers when objects are observed through aerosol formations

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Овсянников В.А., Филиппов В.Л. Методика оценки эффективности тепловизионных приборов при наблюдении объектов через аэрозольные образования // Оптический журнал. 2012. Т. 79. № 3. С. 71–76.

Ovsyannikov V. A., Filippov V. L. Technique for estimating the efficiency of thermal viewers when objects are observed through aerosol formations [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2012. V. 79. № 3. P. 71–76.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

V. A. Ovsyannikov and V. L. Filippov, "Technique for estimating the efficiency of thermal viewers when objects are observed through aerosol formations," Journal of Optical Technology. 79(3), 179-183 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.79.000179

Abstract:

This paper proposes an improved technique for calculating the probability of the detection and recognition of objects of the terrain lying beyond aerosol formations by means of modern high-sensitivity thermal viewers, taking into account the specific features of the thermal viewers, as well as the transparency and emission of these formations and the atmosphere and using an improved model of the operator–interpreter’s visual analyzer. A corresponding criterion is formulated for the detection or recognition of such objects by means of a thermal viewer.

Keywords:

thermal imaging device, efficiency, aerosol formation, detection/recognition criterion

OCIS codes: 110.3000

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