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Camouflage Assessments with Digital Pattern Painting Based on the Multi-Scale Pattern-in-Picture Evaluation Model

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|Jul 2023

Figures & Tables

Fig.1.

Test color samples
Test color samples

Fig.2.

Simplified simulation of camouflages
Simplified simulation of camouflages

Fig.3.

Picture taken by the digital camera at an equivalent observation distance of 10 m
Picture taken by the digital camera at an equivalent observation distance of 10 m

Fig.4.

Observation effects from different distances
Observation effects from different distances

Fig.5.

Schemes designed
Schemes designed

Fig.6.

Simulation effect of group 1 in four images of mottled woodland backgrounds
Simulation effect of group 1 in four images of mottled woodland backgrounds

Fig.7.

Flow of scheme selection
Flow of scheme selection

Fig.8.

Designed pattern painting on background images for effect simulations
Designed pattern painting on background images for effect simulations

Fig.9.

User interface of a system constructed for the simulation and evaluation of individual digital camouflages
User interface of a system constructed for the simulation and evaluation of individual digital camouflages

Fig.10.

Patterns in pictures displayed on the projection screen
Patterns in pictures displayed on the projection screen

Fig.11.

Simulation evaluation results
Simulation evaluation results

Degrees of feature similarities of 15 schemes

GroupSchemeCharacteristic similarity degreeSorted within groups
Background aBackground bBackground cBackground dAverage
1A0.60030.60380.70560.60450.62853
B0.59830.60180.70080.60210.62584
C0.61080.61450.72470.61550.64142
D0.62730.63150.75290.63240.66101
E0.59280.59610.69140.59660.61925
2F0.58550.58860.67700.58880.61004
G0.58630.58940.67860.58960.61103
H0.60620.60990.71490.61020.63531
I0.59660.59990.69860.60060.62392
J0.58030.58330.66710.58340.60355
3K0.58650.58970.67880.58990.61125
L0.59560.59900.69570.59920.62243
M0.59630.59980.69700.60000.62332
N0.61820.62220.73630.62270.64981
O0.58710.59030.67990.59050.61194

Degrees of feature similarities of the six optimal schemes

Group123
SchemeCDHIMN
Average characteristic similarity degree0.51830.52060.52100.51830.51800.5197
Sorted421453

Color reproduction accuracy with color checkers

Number123456789101112AverageStandard deviation
Testing6.2317.5315.184.597.6112.7916.5012.1315.0116.2115.0913.3112.684.28
Color checker1.018.958.323.024.787.328.097.368.376.317.216.176.412.38

Comparison of results of degrees of feature similarities and simulation evaluations

GroupSchemeCharacteristic similarity degree modelSimulation evaluation
Similarity degreeSorted within groupsScoreSorted within groups
1A0.628533.31054
B0.625843.33183
C0.641423.47932
D0.661013.52631
E0.619253.11325
2F0.610043.14335
G0.611033.26944
H0.635313.56391
I0.623923.42412
J0.603553.29303
3K0.611253.22454
L0.622433.29853
M0.623323.34192
N0.649813.49611
O0.611943.19325

Ratio of color difference reduction

Number123456789101112Max.Min.Average
Color checker83.7948.9445.1934.2037.1942.7750.9739.3244.2461.0752.2253.6483.7934.2049.46

Color values of the samples

Sample numberSampleCIE 1976 L*a*b*
L*a*b*
1Black29.230.17−1.57
2Gray46.39−0.36−3.68
3Light white64.520.671.65
4Black green31.92−1.943.03
5Dark green34.97−4.0811.19
6Green43.89−13.2718.41
7Yellow green46.16−3.3827.62
8Dark brown42.085.3715.19
9Red brown44.6714.2925.70
10Brown45.189.7922.83
11Clay54.6317.3925.67
12Ocher55.4913.5442.32

“Soldier” sizes and their corresponding simulation boxes from different distances

Distance / m102030405060708090100
Size / pixels185×55693×27862×18646×13937×11131×9327×8023×7021×6219×56
Box / pixels130×47665×23843×15933×11926×9522×7919×6816×6014×5313×48
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2023-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2300-7354 | Journal ISSN: 1230-3666
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 50
Published on: Jul 4, 2023
Published by: Łukasiewicz Research Network, Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 6 times per year

© 2023 Qi Jia, Weidong Xu, Yang Yi, Jun Liu, Jianghua Hu, Liyan Zhu, Xin Yang, published by Łukasiewicz Research Network, Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres
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