Techniques to Remotely Identify and Evaluate Electrical Power System Infrastructure

Abstract

It can be difficult for military planners to assess potential sites when establishing forward facilities for deployed military units in austere environments. They must consider many parameters; e.g., geographic elevation and contiguous flat terrain, proximity to operating electrical distribution systems, etc. Since potential site locations may be in hostile territory, remote detection and assessment of electrical systems can be essential. Because such systems emit signals and/or have passive signatures, a potential source of identification can be examined when viewed from above the earth or from a distance when on the ground. This work reviews the basic signal and signatures of electrical systems and identifies parameters most pertinent to their remote detection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA450442

Entities

People

  • Carl A. Feickert
  • Michael K. McInerney
  • Tarek Abdallah
  • William R. Taylor

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Flux Density
  • Frequency Bands
  • Geometry
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Radio Frequency
  • Remote Sensing
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Voltage

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design