Thesis
Modeling sensors and threats in a three-dimensional real-time simulation of a seaport environment
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2009
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101641
Abstract
Performing on-site testing for security configurations for a seaport can be quite costly both from a financial, and security perspective due to the effects that testing an ineffective configuration could have on both the efficiency and safety of the seaport in question. In order to alleviate these costs a simulation can be used to analyze new security configurations without disrupting normal operations. We postulate that such a simulation can provide enough fidelity that, even with performance limitations, an accurate evaluation of sensor configurations can be provided. We present the development of the particle emitter and sensor system which is used in PortSimulator, a three-dimensional simulation environment which can help security professionals perform cost effective analysis on configurations of passive sensors in a seaport environment. The main focus for our work was to try to develop a system which could provide the most accurate information while dealing with system performance constraints. Our tests for the different systems focus primarily on the aspect of performance. We address how the accuracy of our two primary propagation systems degrades when the number of particles fired at it increases. We also address ratios of sensors and emitters in regards to at what point does the number of sensors or emitters cause the system to perform so poorly that it is no longer usable.
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- Title
- Modeling sensors and threats in a three-dimensional real-time simulation of a seaport environment
- Creators
- Allen Christiansen
- Contributors
- Larry Holder (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525384101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis