Process for Generation of Polygonal Target Models for Infrared Sensor Simulation
Abstract
US Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) has recently developed a process for generating polygonal target models with attributions suitable for integration with thermal modeling code for use with its infrared sensor simulation Paint the Night (PTN). This paper will describe the process for generating those models from high-resolution Combinatorial Solid Geometry (CSG) models and close-up infrared sensor imagery. It will discuss the method of encoding material attributions into the polygonal data format, SGI Performer(TradeMark) binary format. It will describe the commercial and custom software tools used in this process. Finally, it will show sample synthetic imagery of targets in scenes generated by PTN with integrated one-dimensional steady-state thermal modeling code.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADP023085
Entities
People
- Brian Miller
- Robin Kang