Change Detection and Estimation in Large Scale Sensor Networks: Linear Complexity Algorithms

Abstract

We propose algorithms for nonparametric sample-based spacial change detection and estimation in large scale sensor networks. We collect random samples containing the location of sensors and their local decisions, and assume that the local decisions can be stimulated or normal , reflecting the local strength of some stimulating agent. Then change in the location of the agent manifests itself by a change in the distribution of stimulated sensors. In this paper, we are aiming at developing a test that, given two collections of samples, can decide whether the distribution generating the samples has changed or not, and give an estimated changed area if a change is indeed detected. The focus of this paper is to reduce the complexity of the detection and estimation algorithm. We propose two fast algorithms with almost linear complexity and analyze their completeness, flexibility and robustness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA431591

Entities

People

  • Lang Tong
  • Shai Ben-david
  • Ting He

Organizations

  • Cornell University College of Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Boundaries
  • Change Detection
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • False Alarms
  • Networks
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Sampling
  • Sensor Networks
  • Simulations
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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  • Educational Psychology
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