A LABORATORY TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS

Learning systems present an attractive solution to the intrusion detection problem in situations where scenarios change, and where false alarms are costly. General Research Corporation (GRC) has developed a system for perimeter intrusion detection, and in comparison tests demonstrated false alarm reductions from 2.4 to 8.5 over single-sensor fixed processing systems. From this work, the concept of the Prototyping System has evolved. The Prototyping System is a laboratory tool for rapid and inexpensive layout of sensors and processing for physical security systems. Waveshapes can be measured and then tested for capability of discrimination between nuisances and intruders. The system facilitates performance comparisons between individual sensors and sensor groups, and rapid optimization of processing parameters.