Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 10, 1033001(2025)

Optical Camouflage Technology Based on Flat Panel Projection Display and Viewpoint Tracking

Yixin Huang, Kaijia Jin, Weiqi Jin*, and Su Qiu
Author Affiliations
  • MOE Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Imaging Technology and System, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Principle of camouflage system for flat background and fixed camera
    Principle of camouflage system for depth-changing background and movable observer
    Defects in camouflage point set image. (a) Original image taken by camera; (b) camouflage point set image with defects
    Principle of camouflage point calculation process
    Camouflage experimental device and calibration results. (a) Camouflage experimental device; (b) calibration results for camouflage experimental device
    Brief working logic of experimental system
    Calibration methods for markers on camera and outside field of view. (a) Method with auxiliary camera and calibration plate; (b) method for adjusting camera field of view with mirror
    Calibration results of background camera-camouflage screen. (a) Images taken by background camera; (b) images taken by auxiliary camera (markers are reprojected positions of calibrated points); (c) calibration results (brighter camera is reference camera)
    Calibration results of observer detection camera-camouflage screen. (a) Images taken by background camera (markers are reprojected positions of calibrated points); (b) scene structures of single image; (c) calibration results (brighter camera is reference camera)
    Reprojection errors of calibration results. (a) Reprojection errors of background camera-camouflage screen calibration; (b) reprojection errors of observer detection camera-camouflage screen calibration
    Camouflage effects of scene 1. (a) Structure of scene 1; (b) camouflage effects taken from different angles; (c) camouflage effects taken from comparative method
    Camouflage effects of scene 2. (a) Structure of scene 2; (b) camouflage effects from different angles; (c) camouflage effects of comparative method
    Algorithm execution time stability
    • Table 1. Execution time of algorithm in each module of camouflage experimental system

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      Table 1. Execution time of algorithm in each module of camouflage experimental system

      Algorithm component

      Mean execution time /ms

      Time proportion /%

      Total time

      105.4

      100.00

      Image preprocessing

      4.7

      4.46

      Disparity map computation

      78.9

      74.86

      Observer position detection

      6.9

      6.55

      Data postprocessing

      2.4

      2.28

      Camouflage image drawing

      12.4

      11.76

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    Paper Information

    Category: Vision, Color, and Visual Optics

    Received: Jan. 20, 2025

    Accepted: Mar. 25, 2025

    Published Online: May. 19, 2025

    The Author Email: Weiqi Jin (jinwq@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS250517

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS250517

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