Underwater Observation under Intellectual Interference
Abstract
Introduction: Autonomous uninhabited submersibles perform a variety of tasks, including monitoring other autonomous uninhabited submersibles which are of interest, for example commercially. The task of an observing device is to maintain a constant contact with the observed object and to obtain the information about its coordinates and motion parameters. At the same time, the observed device tries to get rid of the surveillance, for which it uses an intellectual interference in the form of a high-speed apparatus. The interference is intelligent because it can recognize the countermeasures used against it by the observer and to reduce their influence by a chosen strategy of its behavior. So far, in the problems of search or pursuit of an object, potentially under an interference, the behavior of the interference has never been intellectual. Purpose: Evaluating the influence of an intellectual interference behavior upon the possibility to maintain the contact with a monitored device under the conditions when a number of the interference parameters and behavioral strategy are not determined in advance. Methods: The efficiency indicator calculation is based on the method of statistical tests (the Monte Carlo method). Results: A tactical episode was formed of observing an object which uses an intellectual disturbance. A strategy has been developed for the observer to use countermeasures, along with a strategy for the behavior of a high-speed device to reduce the influence of the countermeasures. To assess the impact, performance indicators were defined, and a mathematical model developed for their calculation. The developed software implementation of the mathematical model made it possible to conduct numerical experiments which allowed us to evaluate the influence of an intellectual interference on the possibility of keeping the contact between the observer and the monitored device. Practical relevance: The results can be used for planning an observer's behavior strategy under interference, for choosing technical solutions in order to ensure monitoring an object under interference, or for choosing a strategy of anti-interference measures against the monitored device.Published
2018-02-01
How to Cite
Martynova, L. (2018). Underwater Observation under Intellectual Interference. Information and Control Systems, (1), 31-41. https://doi.org/10.15217/issn1684-8853.2018.1.31
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Information and control systems