Having the correct camouflage for the current surroundings increases the safety of personnel and can provide a tactical advantage. However, theatres of war are rarely homogeneous and this leads to a compromise in order for the pattern to work in different subsets. In this work we take inspiration from the photonic structures found in insects to produce elastomeric composite materials with embedded photonic crystals that suggest a material solution for an adaptive camouflage system. Colour change for these materials is effected through mechanical straining of the produced composite. The procedure used to make these materials is detailed and preliminary results from testing of the mechanical and optical properties that these materials exhibit is presented.
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ASME 2014 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems
September 8–10, 2014
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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- Aerospace Division
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978-0-7918-4615-5
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Polychromatic Composite Films for Adaptive Camouflage
Ian O. Gent,
Ian O. Gent
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Annela M. Seddon,
Annela M. Seddon
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Nicholas W. Roberts,
Nicholas W. Roberts
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Richard S. Trask
Richard S. Trask
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Ian O. Gent
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Annela M. Seddon
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Nicholas W. Roberts
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Richard S. Trask
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Paper No:
SMASIS2014-7508, V002T06A003; 5 pages
Published Online:
December 8, 2014
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Gent, IO, Seddon, AM, Roberts, NW, & Trask, RS. "Polychromatic Composite Films for Adaptive Camouflage." Proceedings of the ASME 2014 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. Volume 2: Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Integrated System Design and Implementation; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting. Newport, Rhode Island, USA. September 8–10, 2014. V002T06A003. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2014-7508
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