Architectural solutions of conformal network-centric staring-sensor systems with spherical field of view

TL;DR

This paper explores the design and synthesis of network-centric conformal electro-optical systems with spherical fields of view, emphasizing systematic and synergy approaches for optimal system construction.

Contribution

It introduces a conceptual framework for conformal electro-optical systems with spherical FOV and discusses synthesis methods using systematic and synergy approaches.

Findings

Proposes a new concept for conformal electro-optical systems.

Highlights the complexity of designing optimal conformal sensor systems.

Suggests systematic and synergy approaches for system synthesis.

Abstract

The article presents the concept of network-centric conformal electro-optical systems construction with spherical field of view. It discusses abstract passive distributed electro-optical systems with focal array detectors based on a group of moving objects distributed in space. The system performs conformal processing of information from sensor matrix in a single event coordinate-time field. Unequivocally the construction of the systems which satisfy the different criteria of optimality is very complicated and requires special approaches to their development and design. The paper briefly touches upon key questions (in the authors' opinion) in the synthesis of such systems that meet different criteria of optimality. The synthesis of such systems is discussed by authors with the systematic and synergy approaches.