Transcript Persistent Surveillance thru Unattended Ground Sensor Networks

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Persistent Surveillance
thru Unattended
Ground Sensors
AUSA Media Briefing
October 21, 2013
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Self-Powered Ad-hoc Network
(SPAN)
Energy
Efficient
Protocols
• Wireless mesh network
of “Field-and Forget”
ground sensors
• Network nodes
automatically cooperate
to create network
• Perpetually powered by
harvesting energy from
its surroundings
• Open interfaces enable
integration with C2 and
UAV systems
Selforganization
Ultra Low
Power
Ad-hoc
Wireless Network
Scalable
Architecture
Mesh
Networking
Selfhealing
Data
Integrity
Sensor
Flexibility
Nodes Automatically Link to Create Daisy-Chained Network
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Flexible Sensor Platform
Wireless Mesh Network
Architecture
Sensors
Wide-area Network
Backhaul
Nodes
User Device
Seismic
Strateg
yRemote
Acoustic
Server
Network Cloud
3G/3GPP
RF
Satellite
ChemBio
Command Center
/ UAV Flight
Operations
802.11
Gateway
Alarm and
Alert Services
Operations
Sensor Network Architecture Supports Many Missions
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SPAN Applications
Force Protection
Border
Surveillance
Structural Monitoring
Unobtrusive Network Protects Critical Assets
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Linking SPAN with UAVs
FOB
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Local User
Handheld
Sensor
Gateway
Sensor
Gateway
Sensor
Land Based Exfiltration Gateway
Iridium SATCOM and Tactical
Radio Capable.
433 MHz Wireless Ad-Hoc
Mesh Communications
Network
Acoustic and Seismic sensors.
Each sensor node may act as
an edge node or mesh node in
the wireless mesh network.
900 MHz Exfiltration
Communications Link
Iridium Satcom Exfiltration
Communications Link
Sensor
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SPAN Summary
• SWaP Friendly
– Harvests solar for perpetual energy
– Weights ~ 6 ounces
– 70 x 45 x 35 mm overall size
• Self Networking—Finds its battle
buddy
• Integrates with UAVs and TOC
systems
• “Field/forget” technologies
• Wide area communications
infrastructure, deployed by small
teams
• Situational awareness at reasonable
cost
Perpetually Powered Network for Continuous Surveillance
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