Systems and methods for producing objects incorporating selectably active electromagnetic energy filtering layers and coatings

An object body structure, comprising:

• a structural body member with an energy-incident face including at least first portions and second portions;
• and
• an energy scattering layer formed over the at least the first portions of the energy-incident face of the structural body member, the energy scattering layer having an energy-incident surface and a body side surface opposite the energy-incident surface, the energy scattering layer comprising:
• a plurality of substantially-transparent particles;
• and
• a substantially-transparent matrix material that fixes the particles in a layer arrangement to form the energy scattering layer, the particles being fixed in the matrix material in a manner that causes the energy scattering layer to allow first determined wavelengths of light to pass through the energy scattering layer, and scatters second determined wavelengths of light simultaneously, when subjected to effects from an applied electrical field;
• at least one transparent electrode positioned adjacent to one of the energy-incident surface or the opposite surface of the energy scattering layer;
• and
• a power source that generates the applied electrical field via the at least one transparent electrode;
• the particles being fixed in the matrix material in a manner that causes the energy scattering layer to have a first refractive index in a first mode, and a second refractive index different from the first refractive index in a second mode when subjected to effects from the applied electrical field;
• the at least one transparent electrode being formed to have a plurality of discrete electrode portions for inducing a plurality of separate electrical fields acting on the energy scattering layer, discrete portions of the energy scattering layer exhibiting different responses in the second mode.