Report-to-Track Data Fusion Navy SBIR FY2005.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2005.2 Topic No.: N05-099 Topic Title: Report-to-Track Data Fusion Proposal No.: N052-099-0126 Firm: Technology Service Corporation 1900 S. Sepulveda Blvd Suite 300 Los Angeles, California 90025-5659 Contact: Stanley Silberman Phone: (301) 576-2374 Web Site: www.tsc.com Abstract: Multisensor data fusion is a critical technology for many Navy missions and platforms. Platforms such as the E-2C, JSF and others require highly reliable tracking and classification of air platforms and ground targets within a tactical region. One critical design decision is the use of report-to-track vs. track-to-track fusion algorithms. In order to evaluate and compare these types of algorithm for varying sensor combinations, a simulation testbed that can readily adapt to different sensor, single-sensor tracker, and sensor fusion models is required. This simulation testbed will be built, using an existing tool, Simulation Framework, and adapting existing models of airborne radar, single-sensor trackers, and sensor-fusion algorithms. This testbed provides the user with a system that is: open architecture, object-oriented, message-based, distributed, reconfigurable, repeatable and expandable. Benefits: The Sensor Fusion Testbed, developed through Phases I and II of this SBIR, will provide the Navy with a unique and comprehensive capability to evaluate the performance of sensor fusion algorithms and architectures, and to compare the relative performance of different candidate algorithms. Additionally, the impact of adding a new sensor to the sensor suite can also be readily evaluated. Due to its generic capability, the Testbed is not bounded by a single aircraft platform or application, but will naturally be configurable to match requirements derived from many applications. These capabilities will make it an attractive tool for implementation for other Navy platforms. The increasing threat levels associated with stealth, sea skimming and other trajectories, high speeds, and high maneuverability are currently driving the Navy from single sensor into multiple-sensor suite concepts. Such concepts include on board sensor suites that include multiple radars operating at multiple bands, e.g., S and X, and passive sensors including ESM and Infra-Red (IR) sensors. They also include the use of remote sensor data transmitted, e.g., via the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), various data links, and others. Potential user programs include the Joint Strike Fighter, Aegis Ship upgrades and backfits, the DDX program, the future CGX program, and other airborne platforms. Other branches of the military (e.g., the United States Marine Corps (USMC)), as well as civilian agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration, are also potential users. Return