Camouflaging Vehicles Using Field Expedient Materials, Commercial Hardware Store Materials, Camouflage Nets, and Rubber Conveyer Belt Material

Abstract

In June of 2001, the US Army CERDEC NVESD camouflaged several vehicles for a FLIR field test at a wooded US Army test site in the western United States. The vehicles were camouflaged using field expedient camouflage materials, commercial hardware store materials, and standard camouflage nets. The camouflage materials were augmented with pieces of rubber conveyer belt material as observed being used on tanks in Serbia and Bosnia. The camouflage was placed on 3 US vehicles and Long wave FLIR imagery was collected at various ranges. The effectiveness of the camouflage treatments was analyzed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA457135

Entities

People

  • George A. Fahlsing
  • Joseph W. Papa

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Camouflage
  • Construction Materials
  • Deception
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Field Tests
  • Focal Planes
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Infrared Signatures
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Military Vehicles
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Wheel Hubs

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.