Study on seasonal IR signature change of a ship by considering seasonal marine environmental conditions

Do-Hwi Kim; Kuk-Il Han; Jun-Hyuk Choi; Tae-Kuk Kim

doi:10.1117/12.2262965

3 May 2017 Study on seasonal IR signature change of a ship by considering seasonal marine environmental conditions

Do-Hwi Kim, Kuk-Il Han, Jun-Hyuk Choi, Tae-Kuk Kim

Proceedings Volume 10178, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXVIII; 101780Z (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262965
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2017, Anaheim, CA, United States

Abstract

Infrared (IR) signal emitted from objects over 0 degree Kelvin has been used to detect and recognize the characteristics of those objects. Recently more delicate IR sensors have been applied for various guided missiles and they affect a crucial influence on object’s survivability. Especially, in marine environment it is more vulnerable to be attacked by IR guided missiles since there are nearly no objects for concealment. To increase the survivability of object, the IR signal of the object needs to be analyzed properly by considering various marine environments. IR signature of a naval ship consists of the emitted energy from ship surface and the reflected energy by external sources. Surface property such as the emissivity and the absorptivity on the naval ship varies with different paints applied on the surface and the reflected IR signal is also affected by the surface radiative property, the sensor’s geometric position and various climatic conditions in marine environment. Since the direct measurement of IR signal using IR camera is costly and time consuming job, computer simulation methods are developing rapidly to replace those experimental tasks. In this study, we are demonstrate a way of analyzing the IR signal characteristics by using the measured background IR signals using an IR camera and the estimated target IR signals from the computer simulation to find the seasonal trends of IR threats of a naval ship. Through this process, measured weather data are used to analyze more accurate IR signal conditions for the naval ship. The seasonal change of IR signal contrast between the naval ship and the marine background shows that the highest contrast radiant intensity (CRI) value is appeared in early summer.

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Do-Hwi Kim, Kuk-Il Han, Jun-Hyuk Choi, and Tae-Kuk Kim "Study on seasonal IR signature change of a ship by considering seasonal marine environmental conditions", Proc. SPIE 10178, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXVIII, 101780Z (3 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262965

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