• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 50, Issue 4, 20200241 (2021)
Kun Yu, Yuhan Duan, Mingyu Cong, and Wencong Dai
Author Affiliations
  • Research Center for Space Optical Engineering, School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150006, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20200241 Cite this Article
    Kun Yu, Yuhan Duan, Mingyu Cong, Wencong Dai. Optimal calculation method of aircraft infrared physical imaging simulation[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(4): 20200241 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of aircraft infrared imaging radiance transmission
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of aircraft infrared imaging radiance transmission
    Flow chart of direct lighting reflection radiance calculation using multi-importance sampling
    Fig. 2. Flow chart of direct lighting reflection radiance calculation using multi-importance sampling
    Sampling distance distribution of line-of-sight transmittance sampling
    Fig. 3. Sampling distance distribution of line-of-sight transmittance sampling
    Schematic diagram of path radiance integral calculation based on line integration method
    Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of path radiance integral calculation based on line integration method
    Flow chart of exhaust plume radiance calculation using combining integration method
    Fig. 5. Flow chart of exhaust plume radiance calculation using combining integration method
    Calculation relative errors of emissive radiation intensity experiments of skin
    Fig. 6. Calculation relative errors of emissive radiation intensity experiments of skin
    Calculation relative errors of reflective radiation intensity experiments of skin
    Fig. 7. Calculation relative errors of reflective radiation intensity experiments of skin
    Reflective radiance simulation images of skin
    Fig. 8. Reflective radiance simulation images of skin
    Calculation relative errors of emissive radiation intensity experiments of thick medium
    Fig. 9. Calculation relative errors of emissive radiation intensity experiments of thick medium
    Calculation relative errors of emissive radiation intensity experiments of thin medium
    Fig. 10. Calculation relative errors of emissive radiation intensity experiments of thin medium
    Emissive radiance simulation images of exhaust plume
    Fig. 11. Emissive radiance simulation images of exhaust plume
    Simulation calculation results of stealth aircraft flow field
    Fig. 12. Simulation calculation results of stealth aircraft flow field
    Geometric relationship of stealth aircraft simulation imaging. (a) Ground-based detection scene; (b) Air-based detection scene; (c) Line of detection sight
    Fig. 13. Geometric relationship of stealth aircraft simulation imaging. (a) Ground-based detection scene; (b) Air-based detection scene; (c) Line of detection sight
    Simulation calculation results of infrared radiation intensity of stealth aircraft
    Fig. 14. Simulation calculation results of infrared radiation intensity of stealth aircraft
    Infrared radiance simulation images of stealth aircraft
    Fig. 15. Infrared radiance simulation images of stealth aircraft
    Number of sampling rays/pixelRRMSE by BRDF samplingRRMSE by direct lighting sampling
    1114.289%49.394%
    1093.754%16.324%
    10031.998%5.222%
    100010.353%1.785%
    100003.640%0.852%
    Table 1. [in Chinese]
    Number of sampling rays/pixelRRMSE by point integration RRMSE by line integrationRRMSE by combining integration
    1191.570%6.715%5.580%
    10113.819%1.687%1.620%
    10058.461%0.652%0.638%
    100019.159%0.299%0.020%
    Table 2. [in Chinese]
    ParameterValue
    Atmospheric pressure/Pa3×104
    Atmospheric temperature/K255
    Atmospheric compositionFluent ideal atmosphere model
    Short-waveband solar radiance/W·sr−1·m−210.0
    Short-waveband solar direction-Z axis of target body coordinate system
    Flight height/km10
    Flight speed/Ma1.0
    Skin BRDFLambert
    Skin materialAluminum alloy
    Engine inlet diameter/m1.4
    Engine inlet temperature/K650
    Engine inlet pressure/Pa2×105
    Engine outlet diameter/m0.5
    Fuel typeC5H12
    Fuel temperature/K300
    Fuel mass flow/kg·s−10.15
    Table 3. [in Chinese]
    Kun Yu, Yuhan Duan, Mingyu Cong, Wencong Dai. Optimal calculation method of aircraft infrared physical imaging simulation[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(4): 20200241
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