Sensor Management in Command & Control

Abstract

The sensing resources represent an important source of information on which the Command & Control (C2) process bases most of its reasoning. Therefore, a major prerequisite to the success of the whole C2 process is the effective use of these scarce and costly resources. This is the problem of sensor management that has to do with how best to manage and coordinate the use of sensing resources to improve data acquisition and ultimately perception and comprehension. Conscious of the important role sensor management has to play in modern C2 systems, the Decision Support Systems (DSS) Section at Defense Research & Development Canada - Valcartier (DRDC-V) is currently studying advanced sensor management concepts and applications, to increase the survivability of the current Halifax and Iroquois Class ships, as well as their possible future upgrades. The objective of the reported part of this study is twofold i) to present the sensor management problem and the requirements for its solution ii) to demonstrate, through a tracking application, the benefits that can be gained by the closed-loop management of the sensors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA467042

Entities

People

  • Abder Benaskeur

Organizations

  • DRDC Valcartier

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Systems
  • Algorithms
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Covariance
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Fusion
  • Decision Theory
  • Detectors
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Feedback
  • Kalman Filters
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Optimization
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Specifications

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.