A Method for Placing Sources in Multistatic Sonar Networks
Abstract
The allocation of underwater sensors for surveillance purposes is a fundamental problem in naval operations. Passive receivers have been used in recent decades; however, modern submarines are increasingly difficult to detect with receivers alone. The idea of deploying non-collocated sources and receivers is a promising alternative to passive sensor fields and to traditional monostatic sonar fields made up of collocated sources and receivers. Such a multistatic sonar network has a number of advantages, but it is much more difficult to deploy optimally. In this work, we consider the problem of optimally positioning active multistatic sonar sources for a point coverage application where all receivers and targets are fixed and stationary. We formulate exact and approximation algorithms for this problem using a definite range sensor model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1060262
Entities
People
- Emily M. Craparo
- Mümtaz Karataş
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School