Adaptive Multi-sensor Biomimetics for Unsupervised Submarine Hunt (AMBUSH): Early Results

Abstract

Underwater surveillance is inherently difficult because acoustic wave propagation and transmission are limited and unpredictable when targets and sensors move around in the communication-opaque undersea environment. Todays Navy underwater sensors enable the collection of a massive amount of data, often analyzed offline. The Navy of tomorrow will dominate by making sense of that data in real-time. DRDCs AMBUSH project proposes a new undersea-surveillance network paradigm that will enable such real-time operation. Nature abounds with examples of collaborative tasks taking place despite limited communication and computational capabilities. This publication describes a years worth of research efforts finding inspiration in Natures collaborative tasks such as wolves hunting in packs. This project proposes the utilization of a heterogeneous network combining both static and mobile network nodes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 04, 2014
Accession Number
AD1004159

Entities

People

  • Stephane Blouin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Biomimetics
  • Cellular Networks
  • Environment
  • Heterogeneous Networks
  • Mobile Phones
  • Navy
  • Networks
  • Submarines
  • Surveillance
  • Undersea Surveillance
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology