Analysis of influence factors of target polarization characteristics
Zhiwei Zhang, Zhiyong Yang, Gengpeng Li, Dong Chen, Xiaowei Wang · 2023
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Five authors, led by Zhiwei Zhang, measured what shapes the polarization of light bouncing off objects in this 2023 paper. Reflected light carries a polarization pattern that reveals a surface's material, roughness, and grain. Remote sensors read that pattern to identify targets, so knowing what distorts it matters.
The team picked nine samples differing in material, roughness, and the direction of their surface texture. Outdoors, they measured each sample's polarization from many angles. Material and roughness shifted the signal, and so did the viewing position. Texture direction had a special effect: the wider the angle between the grain and the main viewing plane, the more the polarization pattern clustered near that plane. The results guide sensor design and the reading of polarization images in the field.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhiwei Zhang, Zhiyong Yang, Gengpeng Li, Dong Chen, Xiaowei Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |