Acoustic Surveillance System

The military needs better methods of monitoring remote facilities to protect them against burglary and vandalism. Many of these facilities cover large areas, contain numerous buildings and other valuable assets, and are at high risk for theft. New acoustic monitoring technologies are needed that will allow deployment of large numbers of low-cost, autonomous sensors. Each sensor must provide reliable detection of sounds caused by speech and motor vehicles, while operating under battery power for extended periods. The goal of this project is development of a novel acoustic surveillance system that overcomes the limitations of existing systems through the use of an innovative hardware design and novel data processing algorithms. During Phase I, we will demonstrate the primary features of the system and conduct a high-level design of a fully field-deployable system. During Phase II we will develop complete systems and deliver them to the Army for evaluation and field testing.