Ayush Jain

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OPTICAL CAMOUFLAGE is a technology which makes the wearer invisible
with respect to surrounding. Camouflage means to disguise or to blend
with the surroundings.

It is the method which allows an organism or object to remain

indistinguishable from the surrounding environment. by use of panels
or coatings capable of altering their appearance, colour, luminance and
reflective properties.

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 Creating complete optical camouflage would require a number of tiny cameras
and projectors

These are programmed to gather visual data from different angles and project
the gathered images outwards in large number of different directions to give the illusion
of invisibility from all angles.

A massive amount of computing power and embedded sensors would be

necessary to continuously project the correct images in all directions.

For this we would certainly require sophisticated nanotechnology, as our

computers, projectors, and cameras are not yet miniaturized enough to meet these
conditions.
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The invisibility cloak renders the human
partially invisible, when he/she slips
beneath the shining, silvery cloak.

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 Optical camouflage requires a complicated arrangement. First, the
person who wants to be invisible (Person A) wears the cloak. An observer
(Person B) stands before (Person A) at a specific location. At that location,
(Person A) appear to be partially invisible to (Person B). If (Person B) were
viewing from a slightly different location, he would simply see (Person A)
wearing a cloak.

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The Invisibility Cloak

The cloak that enables

optical camouflage to
work is made from a
special material known as
retro-reflective material.

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Principle :
Optical camouflage doesn't work by way of magic. It works by taking advantage
of something called augmented-reality technology.

Augmented reality: It merely tries to supplement real world with additional,

helpful content.

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Requirements :
A garment made from highly reflective material
A video camera
A computer
A projector
A special, half-silvered mirror called a combiner

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The Complete System :

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Video Camera :

Capturing the background image requires a video

camera, which sits behind the person wearing the
cloak. The video from the camera must be in a digital
format so it can be sent to a computer for processing.

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Computer :

All augmented-reality systems rely on powerful

computers to synthesize graphics and then
superimpose them on a real-world image.
For optical camouflage, the Computer must take
the image from the video camera, calculate the
appropriate perspective to simulate reality to be
projected onto the retro-reflective material.
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Projector :

For optical camouflage, the central opening must be

the size of a pinhole. This ensures a larger depth of
field so that the cloak can be located any distance
from the projector.

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 Combiner :

A special mirror to reflect the projected image toward the cloak

To let light rays bouncing off the cloak return to the user's eye.
This special mirror is called a beam splitter, or a combiner.

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Real World Applications
AUGMENTED STEREOSCOPIC VISION IN SURGERY
Doctors performing surgery could use optical camouflage to see through their hands
and instruments to the underlying tissue so making the complicated surgeries a bit better.

COCKPIT FLOORS
Pilots landing a plane could use this technology to make cockpit floors transparent with
micro reflectors. This would enable them to see the runway and the landing gear simply by
glancing down.
TRANSPARENT REAR HATCH
Drivers backing up cars could have a quick glance backward through a transparent rear
hatch would make it easy to know when to stop.
STEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Stealth means ‘low observable’. Its basic idea is to ‘blend’ in with the background and is
used mainly for military purpose. Stealth Technology is used in the construction of mobile military
systems such as aircrafts and ships to significantly reduce their detection by enemy, primarily by
an enemy RADAR.
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Disadvantages :

Partial Invisibility

Requires Expensive Equipments.

The target can only be in a certain field of view

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Conclusion :
Although this is having some disadvantages.
Optical Camouflage is a nice technology. However further
developments are being going on, I believe this is going to
change the entire world.

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Thank you

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