Distributed Tracking in Distributed Sensor Networks

Abstract

This report documents research results on distributed tracking by a distributed sensor network (DSN). A DSN is made up of a set of nodes which can communicate to each other via a communication network. Each DSN node contains a processor collecting data from some sensors. The processor performs tracking functions using the local sensor data and communicates the processing results to other nodes according to some communication strategy. The receiving node then integrates or fuses the information from other nodes with its local information to arrive at a better estimate. Compared with a centralized tracking system, a DSN has advantages such as increased reliability, less communication, local use of processing results, etc.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 1988
Accession Number
ADA237125

Entities

People

  • C. Y. Chong
  • D. S. Spain
  • J. K. Wolf
  • Kai-Chi Chang
  • S. Mori

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Tracking
  • Communication Networks
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Kalman Filters
  • Measurement
  • Multitarget Tracking
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Sensor Networks
  • Sound Pressure
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Neural Network Machine Learning.