Evaluating Existing China Military Camouflage Designs using Camouflage Similarity Index (CSI)

Abstract

China military has been one of the most powerful in the world. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the existing China military camouflages using camouflage algorithm, Camouflage Similarity Index (CSI). CSI ranges from 0 to 1 and the best value 0 is achieved if the selected camouflage perfectly merges with the environment. Eight existing China military camouflages were evaluated under six different backgrounds (20x50 pixels). Post-hoc Tukey test found that there was no significant difference between each existing military camouflage indicating that all camouflages had the same level of concealment in the selected backgrounds. This study represents the first attempt to investigate the effectiveness of China military and the results can be very useful for China military organizations, textile manufacturers, and academicians particularly related to the enhancement of the existing design.