Evaluation of the effectiveness of camouflage patterns using visual methods based on target detection time and distance surveys

Abstract

Evaluation of camouflage effectiveness is the final step in research to create a set of camouflage products, for a scientifically based evaluation of the effectiveness of a set of camouflage products. In the article, the authors present a method for evaluating camouflage effectiveness experimentally based on the visual assessment of 10 observers in 2 stages: in the laboratory and in the field, from which the most suitable patterns are selected. The results after the survey determined 01 most suitable pattern for each background, with the shortest target detection range in mountainous terrain being L = 35 m (pattern R5), with the shortest target detection range in urban terrain being L = 30 m (pattern D1). The research results will be used to develop a complete camouflage effectiveness evaluation process.