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An Infrared Image Synthesis Model Based on Infrared Physics and Heat Transfer

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Most of current image synthesis models are based on optics of visible-spectrum. While simulating the illumination effect of visible light, they cannot show the infrared signature of the objects. This paper presents a synthesis model for generating realistic infrared images. We first establish a heat equilibrium equation of the object surface. Then according to it and the heat transfer inside the object and on the boundary surface of the object, we compute the temperature and radiometries of each surface patch of the object. Finally on the basis of the radiometries, each patch is drawn by Gouraud Shading. Experimental examples of the generated infrared images are presented, which illustrate the potential of our method.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of CAD and CG, Zhejiang University, Yugu road 20, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China

    Weijie Yu, Qunsheng Peng & Hongming Tu

  2. Wenzhou Teachers College, Wenzhou, 325003, People's Republic of China

    Zhangye Wang

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Yu, W., Peng, Q., Tu, H. et al. An Infrared Image Synthesis Model Based on Infrared Physics and Heat Transfer. International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves 19, 1661–1669 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021715210244

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