Performance characterization of night vision equipment based on triangle orientation discrimination (TOD) methodology

摘要: Night vision equipment is crucial in order to accomplish supremacy and safety of the troops on battlefield. Evidently, system integrators, MODs end-users need access reliable quantitative characterization expected field performance when using night equipment. The Image Intensifier tube one most important engines driving for As a major manufacturer, PHOTONIS has investigated link between its products physical design parameters actual end-user performance. developments include 1) an end-to-end measurement method test facility, 2) image-based simulation 3) range estimation model. purpose twofold: i) being able support integrators end users, ii) further systematic improvement design. For test, TNO cooperated implementation TOD (Triangle Orientation Discrimination) This provides clear rigorous ranking with respect their target acquisition level. With simulation, performs comparisons artificial real imagery, promising exciting development model based merging different approaches evaluation modelling. In this paper, we present laboratory, provide results set devices show prediction examples.Abstract Program : http://xref.tno.nl/bibliotheek/sv-015068/TNO/Publicaties/2013/laurent-2013-performance-abstract.pdf