Thermal vision and heat seeking missile countermeasure system

A method for providing protection against thermal vision detection, the method comprising:

• coupling a screen formed of at least one thermoelectric module to a target object;
• coupling a pair of aluminum or copper plates to said thermoelectric module acting as heat sinks for said thermoelectric module;
• coupling a controller to said thermoelectric module for controlling said thermoelectric module;
• measuring ambient temperature and object temperature and providing an indication thereof to said controller;
• and
• varying a level of power provided to said thermoelectric module, in accordance with said indication, so as to generate a selected temperature in at least part of said screen;
• further comprising:
• varying a level of power provided to said thermoelectric module so as to create texture, by providing slight differences in temperature in adjacent portions of said thermoelectric module adjacent a viewed object.

A method for providing protection against thermal vision detection, the method comprising:

• coupling a screen formed of at least one thermoelectric module to a target object;
• coupling a pair of aluminum or copper plates to said thermoelectric module acting as heat sinks for said thermoelectric module;
• coupling a controller to said thermoelectric module for controlling said thermoelectric module;
• measuring ambient temperature and object temperature and providing an indication thereof to said controller;
• and
• varying a level of power provided to said thermoelectric module, in accordance with said indication, so as to generate a selected temperature in at least part of said screen;
• wherein said step of varying includes varying a level of power provided to a plurality of thermoelectric modules so as to generate a selected temperature on said screen in accordance with a pre-selected thermal signature;
• wherein said pre-selected thermal signature is acquired by:
• capturing selected images from a thermal camera in a digital signal processor or imaging CPU,
• analyzing said images to determine radiometric data thereof;
• and
• providing output signals corresponding to said radiometric data to vary said level of power so as to generate, on said screen, a thermal image having said determined radiometric data.