Date of Award
Summer 8-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Electrical Engineering
Department
Electrical Engineering
Major Professor
Huimin Chen
Second Advisor
Linxiong Li
Third Advisor
Vesselin Jilkov
Abstract
We consider the distributed detection of an emitter using multiple sensors deployed at deterministic locations. The signal from the emitter follows a signal attenuation model dependent on the distance between the sensor and the emitter. The sensors transmit their decisions to the fusion center through a parallel access Binary Symmetric Channel (BSC) with a cross-over probability. We seek to optimize the detection performance under a prescribed false alarm at the sensor level and at the system level. We consider the triangular topology structure and using the least favorable emitter range study the impact of the BSC on the system level detection fusion rules. The MAJORITY fusion rule is found to be optimal under certain conditions.
Recommended Citation
Patra, Soumyadip, "Distributed Emitter Detector Design under Imperfect Communication Channel" (2017). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2391.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2391
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