Security in application layer of radar sensor networks: detect friends or foe

Abstract

AbstractBecause accurate identification cannot be obtained when the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) sensor is employed separately, a radar sensor network (RSN) is designed to improve the identification capability in this paper. The content of this paper is focused on the information fusion algorithm, which is one of the key technologies in the RSN. The fuzzy c‐means and the Bayesian network are chosen as the fusion algorithm. This algorithm can implement the identification friend or foe automatically after being trained by the training samples and expert's experience, and reduce the effect of uncertainties in the process of identification. At the same time, the algorithm can update the identification result with the augmentation of observations. The RSN can be expanded, if more information can be obtained, to adapt to the complicated environment, on the basis of this algorithm. The simulation results prove the validity and efficiency of the algorithm. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.