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M E Reichardt - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • open standards for homeland Security Sensor networks
    IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, 2005
    Co-Authors: K B Lee, M E Reichardt
    Abstract:

    Sensors and networks are key components in building distributed Sensor networks nationwide for detecting weapons of mass destruction and monitoring and protecting critical infrastructure such as airports, bridges, buildings, railways, utility, and water supplies. Tens of thousands of Sensors will be connected through wired and wireless networks for communicating and sharing Sensor data and information among government agencies and private enterprises to effectively protect people and property. Open, standardized Sensor interfaces and Sensor data formats are needed to enable effective integration, access, fusion, and use of Sensor-derived data in critical homeland Security (HLS) applications. This article discusses some open standards that enable rapid and seamless Sensor interconnection, integration, discovery, access, and usage within and across systems, networks, and enterprises through Web access.

Kevin Bonner - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • 1 everett-2 MOBILE ROBOTS FOR OUTDOOR Security APPLICATIONS
    2016
    Co-Authors: Tracy Heath Pastore, H. R. Everett, Kevin Bonner
    Abstract:

    A comprehensive robotic Security solution for outdoor storage facilities is provided by the Mobile Detection Assessment and Response System-Exterior (MDARS-E). The system consists of multiple supervised autonomous platforms equipped with intruder detection, barrier assessment, and inventory assessment subsystems commanded from an integrated control station. The exterior platform is only one component of the overall MDARS system, which supports a variety of remote resources including interior platforms and fixed-place Security Sensor suites. All such resources are controlled by the Multiple Resource Host Architecture (MRHA), with minimal human (i.e., Security personnel) supervision required. In operation, the MRHA commands multiple exterior platforms to execute random patrols in the secured area, checking for intruders and interrogating barrier devices (i.e., door locks) and high-value assets equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder tags. The Intrusion Detection System (IDS) consists of the Sensor hardware and associated processing necessary to detect intruders while the vehicle is performing random patrols. The Sensor suite combines color CCD and forward-looking infrared (FLIR) imagers with a coherent pulsed Doppler radar enabling the IDS to detect motion, pattern characteristics, and range as well as radar and thermal signatures. The image streams are processed using pixel-level change-detection algorithms sensitive to scene motion. The radar returns are processed to provide range (time of flight) and Doppler (phase) information. Further onboard processing allows the system to track the behavior of the detections over time in order to classify the targets and reduce the nuisance alarm rate. This paper provides an overview of the MDARS-Exterior Security system, with a special focus on the recent end-of-contract demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

  • Mobile Robots for Outdoor Security Applications
    1999
    Co-Authors: Tracy Heath Pastore, H. R. Everett, Kevin Bonner
    Abstract:

    A comprehensive robotic Security solution for outdoor storage facilities is provided by the Mobile Detection Assessment and Response System-Exterior (MDARS-E). The system consists of multiple supervised autonomous platforms equipped with intruder detection, barrier assessment, and inventory assessment subsystems commanded from an integrated control station. The exterior platform is only one component of the overall MDARS system, which supports a variety of remote resources including interior platforms and fixed-place Security Sensor suites. All such resources are controlled by the Multiple Resource Host Architecture (MRHA), with minimal human (i.e., Security personnel) supervision required. In operation, the MRHA commands multiple exterior platforms to execute random patrols in the secured area, checking for intruders and interrogating barrier devices (i.e., door locks) and high-value assets equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder tags. The Intrusion Detection System (IDS) consists of the Sensor hardware and associated processing necessary to detect intruders while the vehicle is performing random patrols. The Sensor suite combines color CCD and forward-looking infrared (FLIR) imagers with a coherent pulsed Doppler radar enabling the IDS to detect motion, pattern characteristics, and range as well as radar and thermal signatures. The image streams are processed using pixel-level change-detection algorithms sensitive to scene motion. The radar returns are processed to provide range (time of flight) and Doppler (phase) information. Further onboard processing allows the system to track the behavior of the detections over time in order to classify the targets and reduce the nuisance alarm rate. This paper provides an overview of the MDARS-Exterior Security system, with a special focus on the recent end-of-contract demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

K B Lee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • open standards for homeland Security Sensor networks
    IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, 2005
    Co-Authors: K B Lee, M E Reichardt
    Abstract:

    Sensors and networks are key components in building distributed Sensor networks nationwide for detecting weapons of mass destruction and monitoring and protecting critical infrastructure such as airports, bridges, buildings, railways, utility, and water supplies. Tens of thousands of Sensors will be connected through wired and wireless networks for communicating and sharing Sensor data and information among government agencies and private enterprises to effectively protect people and property. Open, standardized Sensor interfaces and Sensor data formats are needed to enable effective integration, access, fusion, and use of Sensor-derived data in critical homeland Security (HLS) applications. This article discusses some open standards that enable rapid and seamless Sensor interconnection, integration, discovery, access, and usage within and across systems, networks, and enterprises through Web access.

William J Kaiser - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • open standard development platforms for distributed Sensor networks
    Unattended Ground Sensor Technologies and Applications IV, 2002
    Co-Authors: William M Merrill, Katayoun Sohrabi, Lewis Girod, Jeremy Elson, Fredric Newberg, William J Kaiser
    Abstract:

    In the development of distributed Security Sensor networks a large variety of prototype systems have been implemented and tested. However these systems tend to be developer specific and require substantial overhead in demonstrating more than one application. To bridge the gap between embedded, networked systems and desktop simulation environments, systems are necessary which are easily deployable and allow extended operation of distributed Sensor networks, while allowing the flexibility to quickly test and evaluate a variety of operational algorithms. To enable fast optimization by leveraging the widest development community, open standards for such a portable development system are desired. An open development system allows individual developers and small groups to focus on and optimize specific aspects of a distributed Sensor network within realistic deployment constraints, prior to complete integration and deployment of a system within a specific application. By providing an embedded Sensor and processing platform with integrated wired and wireless networking, a modular software suite separating access and control of individual processes, and open APIs, algorithm development and software optimization can be greatly accelerated and more robustly tested. To meet the unique needs of distributed Sensor network applications, additional separation must be provided between the access to various subsystems, for example real-time embedded control versus tasks with less stringent timing requirements. An open platform that separates these requirements allows developers to accelerate testing and development of applications by focusing on individual components of the distributed Sensor system, such as target tracking or low power networking. The WINS NG 2.0 developer's platform, provided by Sensoria Corporation for the DARPA/ITO Sensor Information Technology (SensIT) program, provides one example of such a system. This systems bridge the gap between dedicated desktop development environments and embedded application-specif

Tracy Heath Pastore - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • 1 everett-2 MOBILE ROBOTS FOR OUTDOOR Security APPLICATIONS
    2016
    Co-Authors: Tracy Heath Pastore, H. R. Everett, Kevin Bonner
    Abstract:

    A comprehensive robotic Security solution for outdoor storage facilities is provided by the Mobile Detection Assessment and Response System-Exterior (MDARS-E). The system consists of multiple supervised autonomous platforms equipped with intruder detection, barrier assessment, and inventory assessment subsystems commanded from an integrated control station. The exterior platform is only one component of the overall MDARS system, which supports a variety of remote resources including interior platforms and fixed-place Security Sensor suites. All such resources are controlled by the Multiple Resource Host Architecture (MRHA), with minimal human (i.e., Security personnel) supervision required. In operation, the MRHA commands multiple exterior platforms to execute random patrols in the secured area, checking for intruders and interrogating barrier devices (i.e., door locks) and high-value assets equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder tags. The Intrusion Detection System (IDS) consists of the Sensor hardware and associated processing necessary to detect intruders while the vehicle is performing random patrols. The Sensor suite combines color CCD and forward-looking infrared (FLIR) imagers with a coherent pulsed Doppler radar enabling the IDS to detect motion, pattern characteristics, and range as well as radar and thermal signatures. The image streams are processed using pixel-level change-detection algorithms sensitive to scene motion. The radar returns are processed to provide range (time of flight) and Doppler (phase) information. Further onboard processing allows the system to track the behavior of the detections over time in order to classify the targets and reduce the nuisance alarm rate. This paper provides an overview of the MDARS-Exterior Security system, with a special focus on the recent end-of-contract demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

  • Mobile Robots for Outdoor Security Applications
    1999
    Co-Authors: Tracy Heath Pastore, H. R. Everett, Kevin Bonner
    Abstract:

    A comprehensive robotic Security solution for outdoor storage facilities is provided by the Mobile Detection Assessment and Response System-Exterior (MDARS-E). The system consists of multiple supervised autonomous platforms equipped with intruder detection, barrier assessment, and inventory assessment subsystems commanded from an integrated control station. The exterior platform is only one component of the overall MDARS system, which supports a variety of remote resources including interior platforms and fixed-place Security Sensor suites. All such resources are controlled by the Multiple Resource Host Architecture (MRHA), with minimal human (i.e., Security personnel) supervision required. In operation, the MRHA commands multiple exterior platforms to execute random patrols in the secured area, checking for intruders and interrogating barrier devices (i.e., door locks) and high-value assets equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder tags. The Intrusion Detection System (IDS) consists of the Sensor hardware and associated processing necessary to detect intruders while the vehicle is performing random patrols. The Sensor suite combines color CCD and forward-looking infrared (FLIR) imagers with a coherent pulsed Doppler radar enabling the IDS to detect motion, pattern characteristics, and range as well as radar and thermal signatures. The image streams are processed using pixel-level change-detection algorithms sensitive to scene motion. The radar returns are processed to provide range (time of flight) and Doppler (phase) information. Further onboard processing allows the system to track the behavior of the detections over time in order to classify the targets and reduce the nuisance alarm rate. This paper provides an overview of the MDARS-Exterior Security system, with a special focus on the recent end-of-contract demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland