REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

www.mod.gov.rs

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Material Resources Sector

Defensive Technologies Department

Military Technical Institute

www.vti.mod.gov.rs

INFRARED Camouflage in natural environment

Ivana Kostić

Technical test center, Belgrade, kostic.ici@gmail.com

Ljubiša tomić

Technical test center, Belgrade, ljubisa.tomic@gmail.com

ALEKSANDAR KOVAČEVIĆ

Technical test center, Belgrade, aleksandarkovacevic1962@yahoo.com

MLADEN ANTONIĆ

Military academy, Belgrade, vtalogic@yahoo.com

SAŠA NIKOLIĆ

Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Nis, sasa.nikolic@elfak.ni.ac.rs

Abstract: This work threats basic principles of camouflage in infra-red spectrum as limitation of thermal imagers. The basic concept of reserch is thermal imaging device weaknesses as a way to protect solder or military vehicle from surveinces. The units must understand fundamentals of detection and it must be a primary goal. The knowledge about IR camouflage techniques is highly confidential so everyone need to pick up his own knowledge. It is hard and long term task. In order to achieve high level of camouflage, must be defined specific procedures for different environment and weather conditions.

Keywords: camouflage, thermal imaging devices, environment, hiding