 |
 |
 |
 |
| |
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Netted Sensors
Our multi-year netted sensors program is driven by a set of sponsor challenge problems that provide focus for our research, experimentation, and development activities. With the inception of the program in FY04, we identified three real-world challenge problems: border monitoring, situational awareness in support of combat identification, and urban warfare. We are happy to report that we have made significant progress in reaching our goals. We have demonstrated an approach to border monitoring that uses a sensor network to detect and classify objects—including people—or to recognize a specific bus, truck, or car. In addition, we have developed a testbed infrastructure that supports the quick and efficient evaluation of algorithm designs and hardware approaches. The Department of Homeland Security is currently funding MITRE to extend its testbed efforts to address critical sensor modeling issues along our borders. This year we are incorporating surface object tracking and identification components; these will be followed by the development and demonstration of an approach to locating a target in three dimensions and identifying it as fully as possible. This type of capability is critical in urban environments, which are among the most challenging. In many respects, MITRE is at the forefront of research and development activities within the netted sensors community. We have presented a number of technical papers at high profile conferences, established partnerships with leading universities, and made important inroads with Department of Defense and other government sponsors. In October 2005, MITRE hosted a Netted Sensors Workshop attended by more than 150 people from universities, industry, and government; the workshop addressed many research and operational issues associated with netted sensors. The articles in this issue highlight the range of projects we are working
on—from cutting-edge signal and information processing algorithms
to prototype hardware demonstrations and the construction of a testbed
facility. We have also included an article that highlights our involvement
with one of DARPA's netted sensors programs. We hope that these articles
will allow you to share in our experiences and engage the broader research
community in this fascinating area as well.
|
|
|||||||
| For more information, please contact guest editors Garry Jacyna or L. Danny Tromp using the employee directory. Page last updated: April 13, 2006 | Top of page |
||||||||
Solutions That Make a Difference.® |
|
|
his issue of The Edge is devoted to MITRE's rapidly expanding activities
in network-centric sensing, also known as netted sensors. Over the past
five years, with advances in microelectronics and the rapid commercial
adoption of wireless protocols, we are beginning to see the use of small,
low-cost networked sensors to support and augment the capabilities of
larger, higher-cost sensors in areas such as environmental monitoring,
proximity detection, battlefield surveillance, combat identification,
and special operations. Because this is an important technology for our
government sponsors, we wanted to position MITRE at the forefront of this
activity. The company established a multi-year technology program referred
to as MITRE's Netted Sensors Initiative. 
Download this issue [4MB]