Three layers of battlefield gunfire protection: soldier, vehicle, and area protection sensors

R. L. Showen; R. B. Calhoun; Wai C. Chu; Jason Dunham

doi:10.1117/12.784918

16 April 2008 Three layers of battlefield gunfire protection: soldier, vehicle, and area protection sensors

R. L. Showen, R. B. Calhoun, Wai C. Chu, Jason Dunham

Proceedings Volume 6963, Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications X; 69630H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784918
Event: SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 2008, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System® has a flexible architecture that employs a wireless network of sensors mounted on buildings, vehicles, or soldiers. These distributed arrays with redundant acoustic paths combine audio time of arrival and/or angle of arrival from multiple sensors to calculate locations in challenging environments with obstructions or reflections. Muzzle and bullet sounds can be used depending on the proximity of the sensors to the bullet trajectory. Large array geometries allow not only close-range sniper detection but also wide-area situational awareness of enemy weapon activity. Examples of acoustic detections are presented in this paper using data from a combination of fixed and mobile sensors.

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R. L. Showen, R. B. Calhoun, Wai C. Chu, and Jason Dunham "Three layers of battlefield gunfire protection: soldier, vehicle, and area protection sensors", Proc. SPIE 6963, Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications X, 69630H (16 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784918

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