Modeling and simulation of infrared polarization characteristics of aerial targets based on a hybrid radiation polarization model
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1Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Processing, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China;2Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China;3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;4School of Information Science and Engineering, Shenyang Ligong University, Shenyang 110159, China

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O43

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Supported by Xingliao Talents (XLYC2201001); Key Projects of the Basic Strengthening Program of the Science and Technology Committee (E21Z0001); General Projects of the Basic Research Program of Institute (E3290402)

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    To address the need for infrared polarization detection in high-speed aerial targets, this paper presents a pragmatic method for calculating and simulating the infrared polarization characteristics of these targets. Based on a hybrid radiation polarization model, an infrared degree of linear polarization (DoLP) calculation framework for aerial targets and an instantiating method for typical materials are developed. This model framework considers thermal emission, solar and environmental radiation reflections, and atmospheric transport effects. The deviations between the calculated and measured DoLP values for the material samples are less than 10%. Using the high-speed SR-72 reconnaissance aircraft as an example, the simulation process is based on the reflection/radiance vector data generated by the polarization calculation model of the target material. The real-time simulation of the SR-72 target's infrared polarization characteristics is implemented with the Unity3D engine, and the image frame rate reaches 35 frames per second. The DoLP images of the SR-72 were simulated under varying conditions, including flight speed, detection band (MWIR/LWIR), and solar illumination. The variations in its polarization characteristics were subsequently analyzed. This study provides a data foundation and simulation support for infrared polarization detection and related assessment applications of aerial targets.

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  • Received:April 21,2025
  • Revised:March 04,2026
  • Adopted:June 04,2025
  • Online: March 01,2026
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