NASA Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

discuss the technical issues involved in: (1) system integration using COTS components and emerging bus standards (2)
flexible networking for a scalable system and (3) the human interface designed to maximize information presentation to the
warfighter in battle situations.
DTIC
Intrusion; Security
20040073564 Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, CA
Radar-Based Intruder Detection for a Robotic Security System
Cory, Phil; Everett, H. R.; Pastore, Tracy H.; Nov. 1998; 12 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations
Report No.(s): AD-A422373; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
The Mobile Detection Assessment and Response System, Exterior (MDARS-E) provides an automated robotic security
capability for storage yards, petroleum tank farms, rail yards, and arsenals. The system includes multiple supervisedautonomous
platforms equipped with intrusion detection, barrier assessment, and inventory assessment subsystems
commanded from an integrated control station. The MDARS-E Intrusion Detection System consists of a motion sensor suite
which is selectively enabled while the vehicle is momentarily halted in execution of pre-defined buy randomly executed
patrols. The system can detect a crawling, walking, or running intruder at a distance of 100 meters, even in darkness or the
presence of smoke, fog, dust, and precipitation. The demanding nature of the required detection criteria necessitates the
integration of complementary technologies which can sense motion, pattern characteristics, thermal signatures, and temporal
behavior.
DTIC
Detection; Radar Detection; Robotics; Robots; Security; Warning Systems
20040073606 Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA
Overview of the Mobile Detection Assessment and Response System
Inderieden, R. S.; Everett, H. R.; Heath-Pastore, T. A.; Smurlo, R. P.; Oct. 1995; 8 pp.; In English; Original contains color
illustrations
Report No.(s): AD-A422465; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A02, Hardcopy
No abstract available
Detection
20040073617 Center for Night Vision and Electro-Optics, Fort Belvoir, VA
The Targeting Task Performance (TTP) Metric A New Model for Predicting Target Acquisition Performance
Vollmerhausen, Richard H.; Jacobs, Eddie; Apr. 20, 2004; 126 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations
Report No.(s): AD-A422493; AMSEL-NV-TR-230; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A07, Hardcopy
In Figure 1.1, the soldier is using an imaging sensor, hoping to quickly identify whether the tank is a threat, This report
describes a model which predicts the probability that he connectly identifies the target. The problem is tackled in two parts.
First, the soldier’s quality of vision when using the sensor and display is quantified. Most of the report is devoted to this topic.
Second, the relationship between quality of vision and peforming a visual task, such as identifying the tank, is discussed.
DTIC
Human Performance; Mathematical Models; Performance Prediction; Target Acquisition; Tasks
20040073645 Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA
Supervisory Control of Untethered Undersea Systems: A New Paradigm Verified
Uhrich, Richard; Walton, James; Sep. 1995; 6 pp.; In English
Report No.(s): AD-A422529; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A02, Hardcopy
The primary advantage of untethered underwater systems is freedom from cables. Tethered systems benefit from realtime
human control based upon immediate information received from the remote vehicle. This paper describes a well- proven
system which has the advantages of both, and proposes that the concepts utilized therein offer exciting new possibilities for
exploring and exploiting the deep ocean. The Advanced Unmanned Search System (AUSS) features an underwater vehicle
which is both unmanned and untethered, yet not strictly autonomous. Communication with a surface ship is accomplished by
means of underwater sound, as employed by a sophisticated digital acoustic link. Operation is analogous to radio-controlled
robotic space probes: the vehicle generally proceeds on its own intelligence while transmitting status information and mission
data, but it can receive new instructions at any time. AUSS is, in fact, far more versatile than a probe, with such abilities as
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