Title :
A graph theoretic approach to data incest management in network centric warfare
Author :
McLaughlin, Samuel P. ; Evans, Robin J. ; Krishnamurthy, Vikram
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Australia
Abstract :
This paper considers the problem of data incest management in decentralized estimation networks. All nodes consist of both a measurement sensor and a local fusion centre. Global state information is exchanged across communications channels with bounded variable delays. Particular attention is devoted to the underlying delay structure that causes data incest. The investigation employs an efficient graph theoretic representation of the time varying nature of these delays. Applying this framework a data incest management algorithm is presented and is complimented with a tool for identifying the necessary and sufficient condition for its use.
Keywords :
decentralised control; graph theory; sensor fusion; telecommunication channels; bounded variable delay; communication channel; data incest management; decentralized estimation network; global state information; graph theoretic approach; local fusion centre; network centric warfare; sensor measurement; Computer network management; Computer networks; Data engineering; Delay estimation; Electronic warfare; Engineering management; Intelligent networks; Network topology; State estimation; Sufficient conditions; Communications Architecture Graph; Decentralised estimation; Information Filter; Kalman Filter; data incest management; full interconnection;
Conference_Titel :
Information Fusion, 2005 8th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9286-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICIF.2005.1591988
