Vehicle Detection in Emplaced Sensor Fields: A User's Guide to a Simulation Model and a Track-Identification Algorithm
Abstract
This report provides the necessary information for using two separate computer programs: (1) a simulation model of vehicle traffic through fields of emplaced magnetic, acoustic, or seismic sensors; and (2) a pattern detection algorithm of two-way vehicle traffic through a field of emplaced sensors. The simulation model supplies the user with a device to simulate detection patterns of different sensors under varying vehicle-flow and background (false-alarm) conditions. In addition, it provides inputs to the pattern detection algorithm allowing precise verification of the pattern recognizer's ability to detect vehicle flow. The pattern detection algorithm is designed to accept inputs from the simulation model to allow proper selection of critical parameters. It is also designed to accept real-world data--both actual detections and false alarms--of vehicle flow past fields of sensors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- ADA002825
Entities
People
- Morton B. Berman
Organizations
- RAND Corporation