Xin Jin et al 2009 Meas. Sci. Technol. 20 123001 doi:10.1088/0957-0233/20/12/123001
Xin Jin1, Kushal Mukherjee1, Shalabh Gupta1, Asok Ray1, Shashi Phoha1 and Thyagaraju Damarla2
Show affiliationsThis communication addresses real-time weapon classification by analysis of asynchronous acoustic data, collected from microphones on a sensor network. The weapon classification algorithm consists of two parts: (i) feature extraction from time-series data using symbolic dynamic filtering (SDF), and (ii) pattern classification based on the extracted features using the language measure (LM) and support vector machine (SVM). The proposed algorithm has been tested on field data, generated by firing of two types of rifles. The results of analysis demonstrate high accuracy and fast execution of the pattern classification algorithm with low memory requirements. Potential applications include simultaneous shooter localization and weapon classification with soldier-wearable networked sensors.
89.20.Dd Military technology and weapons systems; arms control
07.07.Df Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.); remote sensing
Issue 12 (December 2009)
Received 22 June 2009, in final form 8 October 2009
Published 29 October 2009
Xin Jin et al 2009 Meas. Sci. Technol. 20 123001
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