Acoustic detection, tracking and classification of Low Flying Aircraft

Alexander Sutin, Hady Salloum, Alexander Sedunov, Nikolay Sedunov

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Abstract

Low Flying Aircraft (LFA) may be used to smuggle illicit drugs or illegal immigrants across borders. Sound radiated by LFA was used for their detection, tracking and classification by the developed Acousto Seismic Air Detection (ASAD) system. ASAD consists of several nodes, where each node has five microphone clusters and three geophones. Single ASAD node can detect aircraft sound, determine their bearing, and classify the target. Two or mode nodes provide target localization. Extended tests of various small aircraft flying according to planned test patterns were conducted in difficult mountainous areas. The comparison of acoustic detection and tracking with ground truth from the GPS carried by the targets allowed the estimation of acoustic detection, bearing and localization distances and their accuracy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2013
Pages141-146
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 13th IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2013 - Waltham, MA, United States
Duration: 12 Nov 201314 Nov 2013

Publication series

Name2013 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2013

Conference

Conference2013 13th IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWaltham, MA
Period12/11/1314/11/13

Keywords

  • Low Flying Aircraft
  • acoustic detection

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