Interactive adaptive ground-sensor nets in a user perspective

Authors:

  • Morin Magnus
  • Thorstensson Mirko
  • Fransson Jörgen

Publish date: 2001-01-01

Report number: FOI-R--0343--SE

Pages: 35

Written in: Swedish

Abstract

The report defines 25 parameters that characterize the abilities of a ground-sensor network. The parameters describe capabilities, operational principles, deployment principles, communication features, and terrain dependencies. Users provided parameter values for eight tactical scenarios relevant for national and international operations. The scenarios were used to investigate needs and possibilities to support military operations with ground-sensor networks. Scenario-based analysis facilitates the analysis of various technical solutions from a systems and user perspective in the early stages of development. The study show that future interactive adaptive ground-sensor networks belong ranges from autonomus, self-organizing networks deployed from a distance to manually deployed surveillance networks with qualified sensor nodes.