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The Effects of Cognitive Jamming on Wireless Sensor Networks Used for Geolocation

Authors: Michael A Huffman; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
Abstract:
The increased use of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) for geolocation has led to an increased reliance on this technology. Jamming, protecting jamming, and detecting jamming in a WSN are areas of study that have greatly increased in interest. This research uses simulations and data collected from hardware experiments to test the effects of jamming on a WSN. Hardware jamming was tested using a Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) Version 2 to assess the effects of jamming on a cooperative network of Java Sun SPOTs. The research combines simulations and data collected from the hardware experiments to see the effects of jamming on cooperative and noncooperative geolocation.

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Description: Master's thesis
Pages: 89
Report Date: Mar 2012
Report Number: A684755
Keywords relating to this report:
ANGLE OF ARRIVAL
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS
LOG PERIODIC ANTENNAS
MULTISENSORS
OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS
POSITION FINDING
RADIO JAMMING
RADIO RECEIVERS
RADIO SIGNALS
RADIO TRANSMITTERS
SIGNAL PROCESSING
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO
THESES
WIRELESS COMPUTER NETWORKS
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