Ease of Use SSES will allow a person with rudimentary knowledge to design a security system. X Existing systems must be designed by a trained and experienced security expert. 3 Price SSES users will have a significant initial cost of purchasing the license, but will reduce the initial cost of sensor purchases and greatly reduce recurring costs X X Existing systems may use a number of sensors that are unnecessarily redundant. Existing systems must be complemented with live sentries and patrols, increasing recurring costs. 3 Complete Site Coverage SSES will identify any gaps in sensor coverage based on terrain analysis and weather variables and will allow the user to make sensor placement adjustments prior to installation X There is no way to identify positively all security gaps prior to installation. 5 Adaptability SSES will feature a user interface to allow users to fine-tune sensor placement. Changes to terrain (trees removed, road built, etc.) can be captured and a new solution calculated quickly. X The process must be started over again using a trained and experienced security expert. 5 Probability of Detection The probability of detection for the entire system is calculated, allowing the user to determine whether the detection system as designed its required specifications. X This is generally not considered. With no digital representation of the system, calculations are unwieldy. 5 False Alarm Rate The false alarm rate for the entire system is calculated, allowing the user to determine whether the detection system as designed meets its required specifications. X This is generally not considered. With no digital representation of the system, calculations are unwieldy. 3 Table : Competitive Analysis
x 1.1.1.1.3. Transmittance / opacity to various sensor signals x 1.1.1.1.4. Trafficability by various types / classes of threats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 4, 6, 12 1, 9 1.1.1.2. The SSES shall provide a mechanism to obtain, display, and manipulate site specific terrain data 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 1, 3, 9 1.1.1.3. The SSES shall provide a mechanism to obtain and represent data on discrete site features and objects that may affect sensor performance or threat mobility including the following: x 1.1.1.3.1. Buildings and other structures x 1.1.1.3.2. Significant discrete vegetation features x 1.1.1.3.3. Mobility enablers such as roads and paths and mobility barriers such as fences and ditches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 4, 6, 12 1, 9 1.1.1.4. The SSES shall provide a mechanism to obtain, display, and manipulate site elevation data from external sources including the following: x 1.1.1.4.1. Digital elevation model data x 1.1.1.4.2. Topographic contour data 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 4, 6, 12 1, 9 1.1.1.5. The SSES provide a mechanism to obtain, display, and utilize site imagery data including the following: x 1.1.1.5.1. Orthographic and other overhead imagery x 1.1.1.5.2. Ground level and other site imagery that may be used to characterize site terrain and features 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 4, 6, 12 1, 9 1.1.2. The SSES shall provide a mechanism to obtain, display, and utilize other types of topographic and cartographic maps and images to extract site feature data 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 4, 6, 12 1, 9 1.1.3. The SSES provide a mechanism to obtain and utilize data on site environmental characteristics that ESS sensor and network performance including:
locations and orientations including the following effects: x 3.2.2.2.1. The availability of a suitable target-to-sensor propagation path x 3.2.2.2.2. Environmental effects including weather and ambient noise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 3.2.2.3. For all sensors, the SSES shall provide a mechanism to estimate and display the Pd for a specific sensor type, location, and orientation against a specific threat as a function of threat location, and the terrain, features, and environment at, and between the sensor and threat locations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 11, 12, 13 3.2.3. The SSES shall provide a mechanism to estimate sensor false alarm rates considering the following factors: x 3.2.3.1. Sensor inherent false alarm rate (e.g. internal noise) x 3.2.3.2. Sensor false alarm rates caused by actual but unwanted detections (e.g. nuisance tracks caused by detection of wildlife, clutter, and external noise) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 16 3.2.4. The SSES shall provide a mechanism to estimate the cost of emplacing a sensor in a specific location including the cost of required infrastructure, support elements and site improvements (e.g. provision of electrical power, or installation of sensor masts or towers) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 13 3.3. The SSES Shall provide a mechanism to construct, display, and assess the performance of a design consisting of a suite of networked sensor elements
B: Stakeholder Perspective Need Want Stakeholder Group: Customer (External) Use the SSES to Develop ESS; and/or Use the ESS developed by the SSES Management: Manager of a that uses the ESS to develop the ESS Manager of the personnel who operate the ESS ESS: Reduced labor of design team Complete Coverage (According to security SSES: Accurate cost Estimate Efficient ESS Design ESS performance assessment capability, as a system and as individual node. ESS: SSES: Complete Site Coverage Low Environmental Impact Low Invasiveness to Site Users Affordable Security System Operators/Monitors Operate the ESS developed by the SSES ESS: High Pd Complete Coverage Low invasiveness to site Threat recognition Location if intrusion/alert SSES: N/A ESS: Complete Site Coverage High Probability of Detection Speed of Detection Low Invasiveness to Site Users Secure Accurate & Real Time Notifications Low Alarm Rate Threat Recognition SSES: N/A Stakeholder Group: Enemy (External) Negative impact on area secure by ESS. Adversaries/Hostile Intruders (inverse) Seek to compromise security of area monitored by the ESS (developed by the SSES). ESS: Complete coverage High Pd SSES: N/A ESS: Complete Site Coverage High Probability of Detection SSES: N/A Stakeholder ESS/SSES Team (Internal) Develop the SSES. SSES Development Team Develop/design the SSES. ESS: SESS: SSES: Easy to Use Site Change Impact on SSES
Low Complexity Extensible Design Accurate site representation capability Capture elements that affect the performance of the sensors Assess strengths and weaknesses of potential ESS system Sensor specifications catalog to pick and choose different sensor sets. Universally Adaptable Stakeholder Group: Other Company (Internal) Interest in profitability Management Manage the company/teams that develop the SSES. ESS: Accurate/efficient ESS Designs SESS: Business advantage/marketing potential “Reasonable”* development time/costs. Want SSES to be applicable and marketable through direct application or silencing options. Must have high reliability and low liability. ESS: SSES: Optimal Sensor Placement Easy to Use Affordable Universally Adaptable *reasonable will be determined by the cost/time of development and the projected market