PORTENT: predator aware situation assessment for wireless sensor network surveillance applications

D. S. Ghataoura; Y. Yang; J. E. Mitchell; G. E. Matich

doi:10.1117/12.849640

28 April 2010 PORTENT: predator aware situation assessment for wireless sensor network surveillance applications

D. S. Ghataoura, Y. Yang, J. E. Mitchell, G. E. Matich

Proceedings Volume 7709, Cyber Security, Situation Management, and Impact Assessment II; and Visual Analytics for Homeland Defense and Security II; 770904 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849640
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a distributed predator aware situation assessment system (PORTENT) to model and detect potential events occurring within an uncertain environment. PORTENT draws inspiration from how the mammalian brain detects and makes rational decisions through assessing fragmented signals of threat, within uncertainty, at different speeds. PORTENT represents the faster system using standard signal detection theory and the slower more accurate system as the integration of sensory data over time, until a certain level of confidence is reached. We also consider strategies to how both these systems could be combined optimally, to enhance PORTENT situation assessment performance. Our experimental simulations to verify the PORTENT concept demonstrates the effectiveness of our approach.

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D. S. Ghataoura, Y. Yang, J. E. Mitchell, and G. E. Matich "PORTENT: predator aware situation assessment for wireless sensor network surveillance applications", Proc. SPIE 7709, Cyber Security, Situation Management, and Impact Assessment II; and Visual Analytics for Homeland Defense and Security II, 770904 (28 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849640

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