A unified approach to the design of decentralized detection systems

A unified approach to the design of decentralized detection networks with arbitrary topologies is proposed and analyzed. In this approach, a decentralized detection system of arbitrary topology is represented by a communication matrix that specifies the interconnection structure of the detection network. This matrix is used to derive the general decision rule using the person-by-person-optimal (PBPO) solution methodology. It is shown that the PBPO decision rule is a likelihood ratio test for statistically independent observations. The threshold of the test is shown to be a function of the decision input vector of the detector under consideration. This unified approach is used to obtain the PBPO decision rules of decentralized detection systems with various topologies. Various results in the literature are verified. In addition, the PBPO decision rules for a decentralized detection system with peer communication are presented. Numerical examples are presented for illustration     

Detection Loss of the Sample Matrix Inversion Technique

The sample matrix inversion (SMI) technique is used for Doppler and/or array processing. Previous analysis of the technique has been in terms of signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR). For Gaussian statistics, this performance measure gives the same loss values as does a probability of detection analysis for linear-time invariant systems. It is often somewhat less valid for nonlinear or time variant systems. As SMI is a nonlinear technique, a probability of detection analysis has been performed. It is shown that the detection loss is larger than that computed by the SINR measure. It is also shown that though the loss predicted by the SINR measure only depends upon the number of measurements used to estimate the covariance matrix, the detection loss depends upon the false alarm probability and the number of adaptable elements in addition to the number of measurements.     

Detectability of Spread-Spectrum Signals

Methods of detecting spread-sprectrum signals without knowledge of the pseudorandom code used to generate the signal are described. Exact and approximate methods of calculating relationships among detection probability, false alarm rate, and signal-to-noise ratio are given for radiometers and for channelized pulse-detection systems. The detection performance of the radiometer is compared graphically with that of pulse-detection systems, for two different kinds of pulse detection decision rules. Detection performance as a function of certain signal parameters is shown to be very different for a pulse-detection system than for a radiometer, and this difference in behavior provides a basis for selecting signal parameters that minimize the probability of detection. The reasoning that underlies the selection process is explained, and the process is outlined for each of several signal parameters.     

飞行控制系统故障检测方法研究

以某型飞机为研究对象，论述了一种基于模型的自修复飞行控制系统故障检测方法。首先提出了通过等价空间法产生残差序列，并对残差序列进行概率比检测，以获得一定置信度下的检测结果。同时舵面损伤故障的概率比检测采用预警检验、校验检测与隔离检测相结合的方法。最后，对所设计的故障检测方法进行了数字仿真研究。仿真结果验证了该方法具有较高的准确性和实时性，为飞行控制系统故障检测提供了一种有效的手段。     

Performance of Sidelobe Blanking Systems

Sidelobe blanking systems are useful in preventing acquisition of strong targets in the antenna sidelobes and also in rejecting pulsed interference originating in the sidelobes. The analysis of a common two-channel system is presented in which the relationship between the probability of main-lobe detection and the probability of sidelobe detection are given in terms of false-alarm probability, signal-to-noise ratio, and the ratio of sidelobe levels of the two channels. The numerical results given provide a basis for the selection of the sidelobe blanking channel antenna gain and threshold levels.     

Fluctuating Target Detection in Clutter Using Sidelobe Blanking Logic

In an earlier paper, Maisel [6] considered two-channel detection systems using a sidelobe blanking logic when a nonfluctuating target was present. This paper is an extension of the earlier work to include fluctuating targets. The Swerling I, II, III, and IV models are considered when single-pulse detection is of interest. An adaptive threshold procedure is also briefly discussed whereby the probability of false alarm at any given resolution cell is maintained constant, even though the input clutter level may vary from cell to cell or from beam position to beam position. Useful data are presented for detection probabilities in the range 0.5 to 0.9, for false alarm probabilities in the range 104 to 10-8, and for a false detection probability of 0.1 for a sidelobe target yielding an apparent signal to total noise power density ratio of 13.0 dB in the main beam receiver.     

Radar Performance Review in Clear and Jamming Environments

The performance of electronically scanned radar systems is evaluated for clear and barrage jamming environments. Radar figures of merit in jamming are derived for search and track modes and are directly related to antenna pattern relative sidelobe levels. A random sidelobe model is analyzed with various numbers of independent jammers. Probability distributions of detection probability are derived to determine detection performance versus average jamming level and number of jammers.     

Calculating Detection Probabilities for Adaptive Thresholds

In calculating detection probabiities for radar and sonar systems it is usually assumed that the threshold required to yield a certain probability of false alarm is known. This is often not the case for real systems and therefore the threshold must be estimated using some measure related to the test statistic. This paper presents a calculation technique that handles estimated (adaptive) thresholds in a general framework that can be applied easily to many detection problems. False alarm and detection probabilities are calculated from the characteristic function of the noise or signal plus noise variate and the characteristic function of the threshold estimate. To illustrate the method the detection performance of overlapped discrete Fourier transforms (DFTs) is calculated for a narrowband Gaussian target signal.     

基于概率统计的DS/FH系统干扰检测算法

基于时频分布的干扰检测算法是DS/FH（Direct Sequence/Frequency Hopping,直接序列扩频/跳频扩频）系统干扰检测的传统手段,针对其运算量大、实时性差,以及无法检测某些特殊干扰信号等问题,提出一种基于概率统计的干扰检测算法.通过统计DS/FH系统频谱图中各频率的幅值出现位置,以DS/FH信号与干扰信号频谱分布规律的差别为判决依据,完成DS/FH系统中干扰信号的检测.分析和仿真结果表明：该检测算法能够有效识别DS/FH系统中的典型干扰信号,与传统基于时频分布的检测算法相比,能够实现某些特殊干扰信号的有效检测;同时,由于该算法不需要进行复杂的时频联合分析,其运算复杂度大大降低,能够实现DS/FH系统干扰信号的快速检测.     

切换拓扑下无人机集群系统时变编队控制

针对多无人机(UAV)间通信拓扑可能发生变化的情况,研究了具有二阶积分特性的无人机集群系统的轨迹跟踪与时变编队控制问题。基于一致性方法设计了编队控制器,将编队控制问题转换成闭环系统的稳定性问题,引入了切换拓扑平均驻留时间的概念,并在此基础上利用线性矩阵不等式(LMI)方法,给出了控制器设计步骤。通过构造分段连续Lyapunov函数,证明了切换拓扑下无人机集群系统能够实现对指定轨迹的跟踪并且实现时变编队飞行。以三维空间运动的无人机集群系统为例进行了仿真验证,结果表明本文所提方法能够解决切换拓扑下无人机集群系统的轨迹跟踪与时变编队问题。     

Optimal distributed decision fusion

The problem of decision fusion in distributed sensor systems is considered. Distributed sensors pass their decisions about the same hypothesis to a fusion center that combines them into a final decision. Assuming that the sensor decisions are independent of each other for each hypothesis, the authors provide a general proof that the optimal decision scheme that maximizes the probability of detection at the fusion for fixed false alarm probability consists of a Neyman-Pearson test (or a randomized N-P test) at the fusion and likelihood-ratio tests at the sensors     

Detection Statistics for Laser Radar in Atmospheric Turbulence with Fluctuating Targets

The probability of detection and false-alarm rates are developed for laser radar systems perturbed by background radiation, fluctuating targets, and atmospheric turbulence. In particular, some results on the decibel loss due to atmospheric turbulence are presented.     

Search Radar Evaluation by the Normalized Cumulative Probability of Detection Curves

The normalized cumulative probability of detection curves are presented as a new evaluation tool of search radar systems. This tool 1) does not need interpolation for constant false-alarm number, 2) provides the distance of the performance from the optimum, and 3) is easily programmable.     

基于时间最优的攻击角度控制研究

为了提高导弹的杀伤力,对攻击角度提出了一定的要求,而导弹以最小的飞行时间来完成带攻击角度约束的制导律,可减少被导弹防御系统发现概率而提高生存概率。采用Bang-Bang控制原理给出控制量受限情况下攻击角度约束的时间最优的控制律,并给出两种求解控制区间的几何方法:解析几何法和微分几何法。仿真结果验证了控制律的性能。     

Determination of Failure Thresholds in Hybrid Navigation

A systematic approach for the determination of failure thresholds for hybrid navigation systems is described. Cost functions which reflect the importance assigned to the consequences of false and missed alarms are minimized. The false alarm probability is obtained as a function of the threshold magnitude by observing the statistical behavior of the instrument outputs in the normal operating mode. The missed alarm probability is obtained by determining the sensitivity of navigation error performance to instrument error sources. Two cost functions are considered. To illustrate this method, failure detection and identification (FDI) thresholds are determined for the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Test flight.     

Systematic Approach for Classification of Modern Surveillance Radar Systems

Inherent search volume is proposed as a tool for systematic comparison of modern phased-array surveillance radar systems. The advantage of the inherent search volume over the existing approaches based on single-scan and cumulative probability of detection is that the inherent search volume depends only on the unadjustable parameters of the radar. A comparison algorithm based on the inherent search volume criterion is presented.     

Sidelobe blanking with integration and target fluctuation

In radar systems, sidelobe blanking (SLB) is used to mitigate impulsive interference that enters the radar through sidelobes of the main antenna. SLB employs an auxiliary antenna channel with the output being compared with that of the main antenna channel and a decision is then made as to whether or not to blank the main channel output. SLB performance determination involves the evaluation of several probability functions. Based on the classical Maisel SLB architecture, this work extends previous performance results, in which detection was limited to the case of a single radar pulse with either Marcum or Swerling I target fluctuation. Probability expressions have been generalized to include both an arbitrary number of integrated pulses and target fluctuation models based on the gamma distribution. The Swerling fluctuation models are all special cases of the gamma distribution. Results are derived in terms of two generalized probability functions, one for detection and the other for blanking. With these generalized probability functions, the SLB design and performance results can be determined. Examples are presented and discussed.     

异构多智能体系统分组输出时变编队跟踪控制

空地协同控制是前沿的热点研究之一,以无人机、无人车为代表的空地智能体动力学模型的差异为研究带来了挑战。研究了高阶异构多智能体系统在有向拓扑条件下的分组输出时变编队跟踪控制问题,提出了虚拟领导者、分组领导者以及跟随者组成的三层协同控制架构。虚拟领导者用于规划整个多智能体系统的状态轨迹,分组领导者跟踪虚拟领导者所提供的轨迹信息,并相互协作以实现分组间的协同配合。跟随者跟踪分组领导者的输出并实现期望的输出编队。在有向通信拓扑结构条件下,基于局部邻居间的相对信息、观测器理论和滑模控制理论构造了控制协议,利用Lyapunov稳定性理论证明协议的有效性。数值仿真结果表明提出的方法能够实现无人机、无人车等异构智能体的空地协同,具有较好的工程应用价值。     

不完全量测下一类非线性光电跟踪系统滤波器设计

 随着不完全量测条件下探测概率的下降,传统光电跟踪系统的跟踪性能显著降低。为此,本文考虑将俯仰和偏航两个方向的角速度量测引入传统光电跟踪系统,并设计了不完全量测下基于置信度融合的目标跟踪滤波器。首先针对这类新型的光电跟踪系统建立了系统的量测模型,利用嵌套条件方法推导了转换量测误差前两阶矩的一致性估计;然后针对位置探测通道与角速度探测通道的4种数据探测情形设计了4个子滤波器,并根据探测通道的探测情况计算出各子滤波器的置信度,进而对各子滤波器的输出按置信度进行加权融合,得到了跟踪滤波器的全局输出;最后给出了非线性跟踪系统统计意义下的Cramer-Rao下界(CRLB)。Monte-Carlo仿真表明：在不完全量测下,相比传统光电跟踪系统,附加角速度量测的光电跟踪系统的跟踪性能有了显著提高,并且滤波器估计误差均方差(RMSE)已逼近非线性跟踪系统统计意义下的CRLB。