Systems and methods for dynamic situational signal processing for target detection and classification

• US 7,710,265 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Issued: 05/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ollnova Technologies Limited (Atlantic IP Services Limited)
• Original Assignee: Harris Corporation (L3Harris Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jordan, Michael D., Voglewede, Paul Edward, Cloutier, Scott J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood; Jennifer
• Application Number:
  US11/593,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20080106403A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,274 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.15, 340/500, 340/501, 340/539.1, 340/539.11, 340/539.26, 340/690, 702/14, 702/15, 702/17, 702/16, 702/18
• US Class Current: 340/539.26
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 21/00 Measuring or testing not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 1/001 Acoustic presence detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1663 using seismic sensing means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19 using infrared-radiation detection systems G08B13/194 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/007 Details of data content structure of message packets; data protocols
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for improved signal processing within a remote sensor system. The system includes a detection component and a processing component. The detection component is adapted to detect an event and generate a signal based at least in part on the event. The processing component adapted to process a signal based at least in part on a situation. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for improved signal processing within a remote sensor system. The method includes determining a situation, detecting an event, generating a signal based at least in part on the event, and processing the signal based at least in part on the situational parameter.

Claims

1. A system for improved signal processing within a remote sensor system, the system including:

a selection component configured to select a situation from a plurality of selectable situations;

a detection component configured to detect an event and generate a signal based at least in part on the detected event; and

a processing component configured to;

determine at least one processing parameter based at least in part on the selected situation, wherein the at least one processing parameter indicates at least one reference value, and

process the generated signal based at least in part on the determined at least one processing parameter.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the detection component includes at least one of a seismic detector, an acoustic detector, a magnetic detector, and a passive infra-red detector.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one reference value indicated in the determined at least one processing parameter includes at least one of a filter bandwidth, a detection threshold, a detection pulse length, a detection pulse spacing, a detection time window length, a detection time window pulse number, an association window length, and an association window threshold.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the situation includes at least one of a target type, an environment, and a dynamic environmental condition.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the situation is selected by a user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the situation is selected automatically by the system.

7. The system of claim 1, further including a classification component configured to classify the detected event based at least in part on the selected situation.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the classification component is configured to determine at least one classification parameter based at least in part on the selected situation.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the determined at least one classification parameter includes at least one of feature selection and feature execution order.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the classification component is configured to select a feature set from a plurality of feature sets based at least in part on the selected situation.

11. The system of claim 1, further including an analysis component configured to analyze the processed signal.

12. A method for improved signal processing within a remote sensor system, the method including:

using at least one computing device to perform the steps of;

selecting a situation from a plurality of selectable situations;

detecting an event;

generating a signal based at least in part on the detected event; and

processing the generated signal based at least in part on at least one processing parameter determined based at least in part on the selected situation, wherein the at least one processing parameter indicates at least one reference value.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one reference value indicated in the determined at least one processing parameter includes at least one of a filter bandwidth, a detection threshold, a detection pulse length, a detection pulse spacing, a detection time window length, a detection time window pulse number, an association window length, and an association window threshold.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the situation includes at least one of a target type, an environment, and a dynamic environmental condition.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the situation is selected by a user.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the situation is selected automatically.

17. The method of claim 12, further including classifying the detected event based at least in part on the selected situation.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the classifying step includes determining at least one classification parameter based at least in part on the selected situation.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one classification parameter includes at least one of feature selection and feature execution order.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein classifying step includes selecting a feature set from a plurality of feature sets based at least in part on the selected situation.

21. The method of claim 12, further including analyzing the processed signal.

22. A computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions for execution on a computer, the set of instructions including:

a selection routine configured to select a situation from a plurality of selectable situations;

a detection routine configured to detect an event and generate a signal based at least in part on the detected event; and

a processing routine configured to;

determine at least one processing parameter based at least in part on the selected situation, wherein the at least one processing parameter indicates at least one reference value, and

process the generated signal based at least in part on the determined at least one processing parameter.