AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR ECM/ESM CONTACTS

THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ECM/ESM CONTACT REPORTS ON BOARD A NAVY SURFACE SHIP. THE SYSTEMWILL COMBINE REPORTS FROM ORGANIC AND REMOTE (0TH) SENSORS WITH OTHER AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND WITH REASONABLE ASSUMPTIONS CONCERNING TARGET TACTICS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OF VALUE TO THE MISSION COMMANDER. OUR APPROACH IS TO COMBINE TWO EXISTING SYSTEMS, SSPS ANDMATCH, UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY THIS FIRM. SSPS IS A VERSATILE SINGLE-TARGET TRACKER CAPABLE OF PROPOSING SEARCH PLANS AND EVALUATING PLANS DESIGNED BY THE USER. MATCH IS A CORRELATION ALGORITHM DESIGNED TO PROCESS LARGE REPORT VOLUMES USING ELINT AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES FOR CORRELATION. WE WILL SUPPLEMENT THIS COMBINATION WITH NEW TECHNIQUES FORAUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF TACTICALLY SIGNIFICANT TARGET BEHAVIOR AND FOR USE OF AN INTELLIGENCE DATA BASE. WE WILL ALSO INVESTIGATE USE OF NEW SINGLE-TARGET TRACKING TECHNIQUES IN THIS APPLICATION.