| Addition of heterogeneous sensors to the MONNET system |
| Masters |
| René Desgagnés |
| Denis Laurendeau (Supervisor) |
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| Problem: In the context of an urban military war or more commonly in the context of surveillance and/or security, it is imperative to have the best possible information before making decisions concerning intervention procedures and their application in a given situation. Affordable heterogeneous sensors will result in an increase in the information obtained concerning a change in the environment studied. However, having different sensors will accentuate the complexity of the treatment of signals originating from each sensor. This complexity arises from the intrinsic nature of the sensor since one must acquire information which will enable, in all conditions and at all times, a discrimination between objects A and B. Careful attention must be devoted to the choice of algorithms. The addition of new sensors to the MONNET system will reduce the number of false alarms and improve the model of the detected objects. |
| Motivation: This research strives to further improve the MONNET project through the addition of heterogeneous sensors of the following nature: sound, pressure, binary, etc… to increase the efficiency of MONNET. The approach will involve the integration of a system in Monnet which manages various sensors and objects and to extract the maximum amount of useful information for a treatment so as to verify the viability and results which the addition of these captors could provide. |
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| Challenges: One of the main challenges of this project is the extraction of relevant data provided by the sensors and the treatment of this data by relevant algorithms to perfect the models of the objects in MONNET. For example, in the case of a sound sensor, one must determine which frequency content must be retained to match object X with Y frequencies. |
| Applications: There are several possible applications for the MONNET system once sensors have been implemented in each node. First, from a military point of view, the system will then improve the assistance provided to the soldier of the future by providing him with information on the environment surrounding him. From a civil point of view, surveillance/security is the main avenue of application. |
| Expected results: September 1, 2005:
Brief written report describing the project’s progress.
December 2005:
Demo with Monnet.
Beginning of the writing of the Master’s thesis.
Winter 2006 Session:
Writing of the Master’s thesis and submission at the end of the present session.
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| Calendar: September 2004 - December 2006 |
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| Last modification: 2007/09/28 by rdesgag |
