Active Camouflage

[_SAS_]

In my recent search for martial art and camouflage related information, I came across a prototype development of active optical camouflage by a japanese company.

I found this link interesting because the object being camouflaged appears as transparent, but isn't.

Included in a link on the page is a brief explanation of the principle of optical camouflage.

(sorry if it's a bullshit link)
http://projects.star.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/projects/MEDIA/xv/oc.html

[orangeman]

I have seen it to. I was fiirst saw it on the discovery channel, the did more reserch and found the same site. That is the best info out their at the moment.
Pretty Cool isn't it

[Jacks Complete]

It's not fake, but it is quite useless outside of specific circumstances. There are hundreds of photos of people doing this with laptop screens, too. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/ckemp/7319622/ for example.

To use this in a tactical situation, mount the projector above the door, paint everything white, and project moving camo and figures of people (women and kids) onto it. Then wear a white boiler suit and carry a matt white weapon.

The downside is that the light will be shineing in your eyes. Probably more use for a training system for CQB or something, or if you have a remote gun, to hide that. Think muzzle flash simulation. :-)