Resource Allocation in Dynamic Uncertain Domains

Abstract

The problem of dynamically allocating services to a changing set of consumers arises in many applications. One such application is the tracking of multiple targets through a sensor field, where sensors decide which area to cover while preserving their resources. This report covers two related areas: (1) the development of TargetShare, and (2) the development of the SCTracker. TargetShare is a resource allocation architecture in which agents use utility to negotiate and allocate resources. The SCTracker is a multi-target tracking system that is compatible with the program's overall challenge problem infrastructure. (7 figures, 26 refs.)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA420868

Entities

People

  • Juan E. Vargas

Organizations

  • University of South Carolina

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Computational Science
  • Data Fusion
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Information Systems
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Multiple Targets
  • Multitarget Tracking
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Radial Velocity
  • Simulations
  • Target Tracking
  • Targets
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Economics
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.