Cueing of the Surrogate Remote Sentry Using an Acoustic Detection System.

Abstract

The Surrogate Remote Sentry (SRS) system is an Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) for the Rapid Force Projection Initiative (RFPl). The device consists of a remotely controlled surveillance system used to monitor approaching enemy vehicles on the battlefield for perimeter defense applications. The surveillance system is made up of a compact integrated multisensor system capable of being implanted behind enemy lines to provide day or night unmanned surveillance and targeting information. The Acoustic Detection System (ADS), designed at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), has been integrated with the SRS. The ADS is a wide-field-of-view (WFOV) sensor system that uses an array of microphones and a simple processor to detect, track, and classify targets in the battlefield. When a target is detected, the ADS generates lines of bearing (LOBs) to the target relative to the position of the microphone array. When the ADS is integrated with the SRS, the LOBs can cue the narrow-field-of- view (NFOV) SRS sensors toward approaching targets as they come within the detection range of the acoustic sensor. The ADS integrated with the SRS has been successfully demonstrated at the Early Version Demo (EVD) in September 1994.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA301592

Entities

People

  • Manfai Fong
  • Nassy Srour

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Battlefields
  • Brushless Dc Motors
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Geometry
  • Identification
  • Measurement
  • Microphones
  • Military Research
  • Range Finders
  • Serial Ports
  • Signal Processing
  • Targets

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs