Sensors in Series: A Study of Sensors with Limited Traffic Capacity

Abstract

This report examines the discrimination capability of a network of two sensors connected in series, A model of a traffic-limited sensor is developed and then used to quantify the deleterious effect of high traffic levels on the performance of the sensor. Various combinations of two sensors are compared, and for moderate inventory levels, a low quality bulk filter followed by a high-quality, traffic-limited precision sensor yields the best performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 12, 1992
Accession Number
ADA256370

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey W. Tolleson
  • Sol M. Rocklin

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Boundaries
  • Classification
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Detectors
  • Discontinuities
  • Discrimination
  • Environmental Stress Cracking
  • False Alarms
  • Inventory
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Topology
  • Precision
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Sensor Networks
  • Warning Systems

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