SBIR/STTR Research Award
Distributed, Multi-Sensor Search Optimization based on Likelihood Ratio Surfaces
Award amount
$129,564Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- METRON INCORPORATED
- Proposal award date
- 2004-03-24
- Contract end date
- 2004-09-24
- UEI
- EN78W198KUG7
- Solicitation number
- 2004.1
- Topic code
- N04-022
Research abstract
Metron proposes to develop the mathematical theory and associated algorithms for combining multi-sensor data fusion based on Likelihood Ratio Tracking (LRT) with search optimization based on dynamic stochastic programming. We draw on extensive experience in using LRT in various, successful Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) applications and search path optimization for controlling a fleet of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The coupling of these two methods presents an excellent opportunity for allowing the joint properties of multiple sensors to drive the search planning, and for allowing the physical constraints of the search, as well as real-time sensor reports, to drive the deployment and use of various sensors.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- OAML Modernization and Cyber Hardening -- 24-066
- Reliable and Explainable Data-driven Methods for ELINT Signal Detection/Classification -- 25-012
- Multi-target Bayesian Tracking Phase II - 24-072
- Multi-source Data Ingestion for Warfighters -- 25-037
- NAVSEA Open Topic for Operations and Logistics in a Contested Environment: Enhance Mission Capabilities of USV/UUV and Systems
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Distributed, Multi-Sensor Search Optimization based on Likelihood Ratio Surfaces
- Airborne and Air-Deployed Multi-Sensor Search Optimization
- SPA: Search Planning for ASW
- Airborne and Air-Deployed Multi-Sensor Search Optimization
- Search Optimization for Multiple Airborne and Air-Deployed Sensors using the Adaptive Simulated Annealing (ASA) Algorithm
Research funding history
194 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1988–2025). Reported award amounts total $79,536,370. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Commerce, Department of Health and Human Services