DEBOXby MINIPAX
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MINIPAX / CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

EARLY-STAGE PROJECT

Change the shape.
Explore the difference.

Vehicle camouflage through irregular three-dimensional structures. Exploring the relationship between silhouette, colour and surroundings.

Explore DEBOX↓
Vehicle in a procedural woodland environment in the DEBOX application
+ACTUAL APPLICATION CAPTURE
DEBOX

Digital development environment
Forest environment / 3D camouflage

GEOMETRY · COLOUR · CONTEXTA MINIPAX research & development project
01 /THE CONCEPT

Beyond the
painted surface.

DEBOX explores how changing a vehicle’s external geometry could affect visual detection, recognition and tracking.

Irregular structures alter the silhouette and recognisable features of the vehicle. The geometry could be combined with camouflage paint, materials and existing coverings.

A concept under investigation. Effectiveness and physical practicality remain subjects for testing.

01.1

Shape

Explore changes to the outline and characteristic features of a vehicle.

01.2

Colour

Configure palettes in relation to the surrounding environment and season.

01.3

Context

View configurations across woodland, settlements and changing visual conditions.

02 /THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION

A workspace for
the next iteration.

A dedicated 3D application brings vehicle configuration, procedural environments and observation effects into one place.

External camouflage structures on a vehicle in the DEBOX application01 / 03

Configuration

Adjust coverage, asymmetry and colour. Explore different configurations from multiple viewing angles.

Environments

Woodland, villages, towns, residential estates and industrial settings, with adjustable vegetation, destruction and rubble.

Observation

Explore atmospheric effects and simulated camera and transmission degradation, including delayed or interrupted images.

The application supports development and visualisation. It does not by itself establish real-world camouflage effectiveness.

03 /DEVELOPMENT STATUS

Digital first.
Physical next.

The concept is currently explored through a working 3D application. The next step is to bring it into physical testing.

  1. 01
    IN DEVELOPMENT

    Digital exploration

    Develop geometry variants and explore vehicles in different surroundings and visual conditions.

  2. 02
    NEXT STAGE

    Physical demonstrator

    Assess materials, mounting, mass, handling and compatibility with vehicle functions.

  3. 03
    PLANNED

    Independent evaluation

    Structured comparisons to assess effects on detection, recognition and tracking.

04 /COLLABORATION

Collaboration
and development.

We welcome collaboration on prototype development, camouflage integration and computer vision evaluation.

PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENTCAMOUFLAGE INTEGRATIONCOMPUTER VISION EVALUATION