This proposal addresses the problem of sensor resource management, and specifically focuses on the tasking of sensor resources at the battle management level. The term sensor tasking as used here refers to the assignment of a sensor to a given task requirement. The task requirement may be in support of an engagement, and will typically be assigned to a specific time window within which the task should be performed so that the information obtained will support engagement planning and execution. Sensor tasks are evaluated to determine their impact on overall mission level objective using an innovative utility-weighted, information-based analysis. Sensors are paired to tasks based on a sensor-task analysis, which assesses both the feasibility and availability of a sensor to perform a specific task. The analysis will also provide metrics by which a given sensor-task pair can accomplish the objective of the task. Depending upon the resources available, multiple sensors may be candidates to perform a given task, and an optimal assignment will be performed based upon the sensor-task analysis metrics and a sensor management objective.
Keywords: Sensor Resource Management, Sensor Tasking, Battle Management, Randomized Algorithms, Optimization
