NAECON 08 Tutorials
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this page for more information on tutorials. We are planning to hold some
very exciting ones.
Dr. Chahira M. Hopper, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks CM PM currently has three in the works:
1. Cyber Operations (Information Operations)
2. Software Defined Receivers for GPS, Dr Jade Morton
3. Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Dr. Chahira M. Hopper & Dr Gokhan Sahin More
4. Terahertz and Near-Millimeter-wave Technologies and
Aerospace Applications, Jason Deibel and Douglas Petkie, Department
of Physics, WSU
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5. Information Fusion Systems Evaluation, Erik Blasch, Wright State University, Department of Electrical Engineering
Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Chahira M. Hopper, Wright Patterson Research Lab, Dayton, Ohio
Tae Dempsey, and Gokhan Sahin, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
As wireless ad hoc networks play an increasingly important role in modern battlefields, with applications ranging from unmanned air vehicles to randomly deployed sensor networks, it becomes crucial to understand the operation of these networks. This tutorial will give an overview of mobile ad hoc networks, and introduce some of the key protocols employed. We will begin with the enabling technologies and standards, and key characteristics of the basic networking protocols such as TCP, UDP, and ARP. We will then cover wireless ad hoc routing protocols such as AODV (Ad Hoc On Demand Distance Vector Routing), DSR (Dynamic Source Routing), DSDV (Destination Sequenced Distance Vector), and TORA (Temporarily Ordered Routing Algorithm). It is also of interest to be able to detect and classify wireless ad hoc networks in hostile environments, --despite potential challenges such as encryption. For this reason, we will also discuss techniques that can be used to intelligently detect and classify ad hoc network traffic by focusing solely on the observable packet characteristics such as size, inter-arrival timing, sequence, and direction.
Terahertz and Near-Millimeter-wave Technologies and Aerospace Applications
Jason A. Deibel and Douglas T. Petkie, Department of Physics, Wright State University
This tutorial will present the basic technology, physics and aerospace applications in the near millimeter wave and terahertz regions of the electromagnetic spectrum (100 GHz to 5 THz). A technology overview will include discussions on the generation and detection in both electronic continuous-wave and optical based time-domain systems. Discussions of the physics will include basic principles relating to propagation, the interaction of radiation with matter, and the wide range phenomenology unique to this spectral region. Examples of applications will include novel sensing techniques to monitor combustion processes and non-destructive imaging techniques for aerospace structural monitoring. Advantages and challenges to these techniques will be highlighted as well as the opportunities presented by the recent opening of Terahertz Collaborative Research Center that is part of the Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology.
Information Fusion Systems Evaluation
Erik Blasch, Adjunct Professor, Wright State University, Department of Electrical Engineering
Information fusion, like other research areas, needs to standardize methods of evaluation for design and operational testing, validation, and verification. The tutorial presents methods and approaches gathered and used to show the usefulness and contribution of information fusion methods to complex systems designs.
ABSTRACT: This course provides attendees with a basic working knowledge of assessing the performance of integrating Data, Sensor, and Information. The course concentrates on information fusion architectures, algorithmic designs, testing methods, and comparison techniques of multi-sensory systems. Many practical and useful examples are included throughout with metrics, experiments, and evaluation considerations. You will become knowledgeable with how to effectively design, test, and evaluate Fusion systems for varied applications and users. The course price includes the documentation presented by the instructor. This course will enable you to: Integrate an Fusion Evaluation techniques into an information fusion design Explore ATR and tracking through presented example Identify metrics and evaluation standards for Fusion systems Describe various operating conditions for Fusion testing Demonstrate fusion performance modeling for information fusion systems Intended audience: This material is intended for anyone who needs to learn how to integrate, test, and verify information fusion designs as part of a complex system utilizing multi-information inputs. Those who design their own Fusion subsystems, need to validate their architectures to users, or work with information fusion designers will find this course valuable.
Course level: Intermediate
