We propose a sensor web enabled reconfigurable ISR mission simulator which integrates innovative target tracking, data fusion and sensor management algorithms. We leverage novel game theoretic sensor management algorithm, hierarchical tasking and scheduling framework for asset allocation, new performance evaluation metrics, and metadata processing in compliance with Open Geospatial Consortium standards and service such as Transducer Makeup Language and open sources software such as GMAT to provide automated analysis and visualization. The proposed system has the following innovative components: (1) new information theoretic performance metric incorporating trustworthiness and risk for the evaluation of management technique, (2) awareness based game theoretic sensor management for sensor assignment and scheduling to track intelligent targets with evasive motion, (3) OntoSensor. OntoSensor will be served as a knowledge base for both low-level and high-level knowledge of sensors and platforms and their relations. (4) Sensor Web. The sensor Web is able to reconfigure, manage, control, access, discover, and analyze networked smart imaging/other sensors. The smart sensors can be dynamically reconfigured for optimized power consumption and data throughput maximization. Web services will be used in the simulator to realize a service oriented architecture (SOA) for seamless data exchange among the distributed networked smart sensors.
Benefit: The proposed C2S2E simulator and algorithms have tremendous potential applications in the military sector. It can be directly used for the development of advanced mission planning and emergency preparedness decision support systems such as Space Situational Awareness Fusion Intelligent Research Environment (SAFIRE) program, Predictive Awarness & Net-Centric Analysis for Colalborative Intel Assessment (PANACIA), JSARS, Century ASW Concept of Operations (CONOPs), BMDS system, Future Combat System (FCS), Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, and JSSEO program. During the Phase I, we will work closely with Lockheed Martin MS2, who is a primary contractor on the Aegis weapon system, the Littoral Combat Ship, and C2 lead for the DDG-1000 program. We have developed a concrete and realistic plan to transition our technology to their programs (See support letter). In addition, DCM and Lockheed Martin are building a mentor-protégé program. We will leverage this relationship to identify the end customer, and work with these teams to transition our Phase 2 technology into their program. The DoD contact who knows the details of our work and who knows the above programs is Dr. Erik Blasch from AFRL. The market for military applications is quite large. Other potential commercial applications include medical diagnosis, quality inspection, disaster assessment, air traffic control system, the national weather service, physical security systems, law enforcement agency, emergency control center, border and coast patrol, pollution monitoring, remote sensing and global awareness. We expect the aggregated market size will be similar to that of military applications
Keywords: Sensor, Isr, Simulation, Sensorml, Sensor Web, Routing Planning, Constellation Management, Performance Metric.
