Unattended Ground Sensors and Precision Engagement.

Abstract

Unattended ground sensors (UGS) are devices that automatically gather sensor data on a remote target, interpret the data and communicate information back to a receiver without interaction with a human operator. The objective of this thesis is to determine how unattended ground sensor technologies might support precision engagement. Comparative case analysis of the use of sensors in Vietnam, the Sinai and Iraq is used to develop principles that UGS must meet to support precision engagement. This study finds that precision engagement requires long endurance UGS to be delivered covertly to discriminate between targets, interrogate them for emissions, while disseminating a fused picture of the target. This study details roles and missions which UGS can fill as well as their costs, benefits and unintended consequences.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA359912

Entities

People

  • Eric D. Haider

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Air Force
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Space Systems
  • Surveillance
  • Treaties
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Electrochemical Surface Science
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Radar Systems Engineering.