A Decentralized Fusion Architecture Based on Geodetic Coordinate System for Naval Ships Cooperative Engagement

Considering the design of data fusion architecture for naval ships cooperative engagement in wide sea battleground, first, the cooperative engagement information flow are analyzed from the technical and combat point of view. In addition, the advantage and disadvantage in different coordinate system are discussed in detail. According to the scientifically analyzed result, a decentralized fusion architecture based on geodetic coordinate system for naval ships was presented according to the concept of Network-Centric Warfare. To verify the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed fusion architecture, a simulation testbed is developed. The proposed architecture is applicable to the over-the-horizon cooperative engagement in the modern naval battle. It can effectively unify tracking and fusion algorithms in short range, intermediate range and long-distance circumstances and simplify the process of system information calculation, which also can provide the system with merits of scalability, robustness, modularity, adaptivity, and self-organization.