Distributed Sensor Networks.

Abstract

The Distributed Sensor Networks (DSN) program is aimed at developing and extending target surveillance and tracking technology in systems that employ multiple spatially distributed sensors and processing resources. Such a system would be made up of sensors, data bases, and processors distributed throughout an area and interconnected by an appropriate digital data communication system. The detection, tracking and classification of low-flying aircraft has been selected to develop and evaluate DSN concepts in the light of a specific system problem. A DSN test bed has been developed and is being used to test and demonstrate DSN techniques and technology. The sensors presently in use are small arrays of microphones. The overall concept calls for a mix of sensor types. Visible TV sensors are scheduled for integration into the test bed in the near future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1983
Accession Number
ADA146209

Entities

People

  • R. T. Lacoss

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Tracking
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Expert Systems
  • Geometry
  • Kalman Filters
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Sensor Networks
  • System Software
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.