Analysis of Field Design Considerations for the Operation of Undersea Sensor Networks

摘要

A Distributed Sensing Problem: Problem: Determine the proper sizing of sensor fields to obtain tradeoffs between multi-sensor detection and multi- sensor false alarm performance as a function of the anticipated target characteristics. Approach: Build analytical parametric models of system performance as a function of: - (uncertain) target characteristics, - (uncertain) sensor characteristics - (uncertain) environmental characteristics Then exercise the models to examine the effects of various deployment considerations on both detection and false alarm performance of the resulting field. Consider the effects of environment and placement of sensors by examining the functions numerically compared to effective sensor density. Consider parameters such as time for multiple detections as variables to be set by examination of the tradeoffs.