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Decentralized Truncated One-Sided Sequential Detection of a Noncooperative Moving Target


Abstract:

This letter considers the decentralized detection of a noncooperative moving target by employing a wireless sensor network. Suppose that, if present, the target moves alo...Show More

Abstract:

This letter considers the decentralized detection of a noncooperative moving target by employing a wireless sensor network. Suppose that, if present, the target moves along a direction with a constant velocity, and it emits an unknown signal experiencing distance-dependent attenuation that is periodically sampled by sensors. The sensor observations are quantized into one-bit data individually and then sequentially transmitted to a fusion center, which is in charge of making a global decision. We first derive the generalized Rao test statistic as a more computationally efficient alternative when compared to the typical generalized likelihood ratio test statistic. Then, we propose a truncated one-sided sequential (TOS) test rule by imposing a finite maximum stopping time (namely the deadline) on typical one-sided sequential tests. With a deadline slightly larger than the sample size of a benchmarked fixed-sample-size (FSS) test, the proposed TOS test rule provides the same detection performance and significantly accelerates the target-detection process on average, which is corroborated by simulation results.
Published in: IEEE Signal Processing Letters ( Volume: 25, Issue: 10, October 2018)
Page(s): 1490 - 1494
Date of Publication: 15 August 2018

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