Research Directions in Remote Detection of Covert Tactical Adversarial Intent of Individuals in Asymmetric Operations

Abstract

This article designs a first-order road map for modeling research to bridge the scientific gap between observations from physical sensor networks at 3-50 m on the one hand and determination of covert tactical adversarial intent of individuals with deception and in extensive clutter on the other. To be successful, the research needs to integrate kinesiological neurophysiological, psychological, and cognitive science and sociocultural anthropology and information science components. Research and development (R&D) issues that need to be considered include metrics for cognitive phenomena and how well detection systems work, data sets, determining whether actors can provide sufficient verisimilitude to create data sets, and relevant sensing technologies and information fusion techniques. Successful procedures may need to include actively (but unobtrusively) perturbing the situation in which the sensing takes place in order to elicit specific responses. Comprehensive government R&D programs are required to promote rapid progress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA564854

Entities

People

  • Adam M. Fullenkamp
  • Ann Bornstein
  • Elmar Schmeisser
  • Frank Morelli
  • Gregory Arnold
  • John Lavery
  • Micheline Strand
  • Purush Iyer
  • Stephanie Mcelhinny
  • Troy Brown

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biometric Security
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Governments
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sensor Networks
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Systems Analysis and Design