Camouflage Woven Fabric Hooded Cloak for Protection against Thermal Surveillance Imagers

Authors

  • DSc (Engineering), Prof. Kostiantyn Boriak Researcher
  • PhD (Engineering), Assoc. Prof. Nataliia Peretiaka
  • PhD (Public Administration) Serhii Bazyka
  • PhD (Engineering), Assoc. Prof. Hennadii Banzak
  • Postgraduate Maksym Boriak

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3849/aimt.01944

Keywords:

thermal convection, thermal radiation, thermal imagers, thermal cloak, camouflage

Abstract

This article enumerates a number of up-to-date achievements in the field of creating metamaterials that can theoretically be used when manufacturing the means of camouflage for armed forces personnel. A high-performance version of the design of camouflage hooded cloak for protecting servicemen is presented. The presence of slot air flaps for the air exchange via thermal convection between the external environment and the internal cavity of the cloak will prevent the formation of unwanted zones of localized heat concentration with the presence of an elevated temperature on the surface of the cloak fabric in the course of a long period of use. Prototypes of such a design of an invisibility cloak have successfully passed tests during combat operations in Ukraine.

Author Biographies

  • DSc (Engineering), Prof. Kostiantyn Boriak, Researcher

    Kostiantyn Boriak, born in 1962, graduated from Odessa Institute of Naval Engineers in 1984 and worked  as a chief designer at the Scientific Center of Precision Engineering of the National Space Agency of Ukraine, where he defended his dissertation in the specialty "Armament and military equipment" and obtained the scientific degree of Doctor of Engineering Sciences. At present, he works as the Senior Research Officer of the Scientific Research Center "State Oceanarium" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the Institute of Naval Forces of the National University "Odessa Maritime Academy", where he is engaged in the development of weapons and military equipment. Mr. Boriak has 258 scientific publications in domestic and foreign journals.

  • PhD (Engineering), Assoc. Prof. Nataliia Peretiaka

    Nataliia Peretiaka, born in 1969, graduated from Odessa National University of Technology in 1994 and worked in management and teaching positions in the field of mechanical measurements and materials technology. Currently, she works as a lecturer in physics and focuses on the topic of improving thermal control. Mrs. Peretiaka has a number of expert articles in domestic and foreign journals.

  • PhD (Public Administration) Serhii Bazyka

    Serhii Bazyka, born in 1975, graduated from Odessa State University of Economics in 1997 and held various teaching positions. Currently, he works as the chairman of the supervisory board at the State University of Intellectual Technologies and Telecommunications (Odessa). Mr. Bazyka is one of the developers and inventors (Patent No. UA 154711 U) of camouflage means for protecting servicemen against detection by surveillance thermal Imagers and for the development of modern military gear in accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 338 dated May 18, 2024, he was awarded the Order of Merit, III degree.

  • PhD (Engineering), Assoc. Prof. Hennadii Banzak

    Hennadii Banzak, born in 1971, graduated from Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in 2004. Currently, he works as a lecturer in the department Metrology, quality and standardization at the State University of Intellectual Technologies and Telecommunications (Odessa) and focuses on the topic the methods of testing modern military gear.

  • Postgraduate Maksym Boriak

    born in 1996, graduated from Odessa State Academy of Technical Regulation and Quality in 2018 and worked as a quality manager at the private enterprise KOMPRO. In 2022, he received a grant from the state to open his own business as a private enterprise, organized and established the production of military equipment, developed effective specimens of individual gear that provide protection for servicemen from shrapnel and bullet wounds at the level of the best Western models. He has scientific publications and two patents in the field of armament and military equipment, and Maksym Boriak is one of the developers and inventors (Patent No. UA 154711 U) of camouflage means for the development of modern military gear in accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 338 dated May 18, 2024, he was awarded the Order of Merit, III degree.

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07-05-2025

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Boriak, K., Peretiaka, N., Bazyka, S., Banzak, H., & Boriak, M. (2025). Camouflage Woven Fabric Hooded Cloak for Protection against Thermal Surveillance Imagers. Advances in Military Technology, 20(1), 199-209. https://doi.org/10.3849/aimt.01944

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