Experimental studies of the operating range and all-weather capability of television and thermal-vision observation devices

Шипунов А.Г., Семашкин Е.Н., Черноусов А.А., Громов А.Н., Романов А.Р., Воробьев В.В., Матюшин А.Ю. Экспериментальные исследования дальности действия и всепогодности телевизионных и тепловизионных приборов наблюдения // Оптический журнал. 2007. Т. 74. № 9. С. 61–65.

Shipunov A.G., Semashkin E.N., Chernousov A.A., Gromov A.N., Romanov A.R., Vorobyev V.V., Matyushin A.Yu. Experimental studies of the operating range and all-weather capability of television and thermal-vision observation devices [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2007. V. 74. № 9. P. 61–65.

A. G. Shipunov, E. N. Semashkin, A. A. Chernousov, A. N. Gromov, A. R. Romanov, V. V. Vorob’ev, and A. Yu. Matyushin, "Experimental studies of the operating range and all-weather capability of television and thermal-vision observation devices," Journal of Optical Technology. 74 (9), 626-629 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.74.000626

This article presents the results of experimental studies of the all-weather capability of second- and third-generation television and thermal-vision observation devices, carried out on a 15-km track in 2004-5. The experiments lasted one year and were accompanied by regular estimates of the meteorological visibility range, the illumination, and other meteorological parameters. A large number of video recordings were obtained as a result of the studies, making it possible to evaluate not only the visual possibilities of the devices, but also the probability of using the devices under conditions of a temperate climate at the latitude of Tula.