ThreatMap: Maritime Situational Awareness

Aug 1, 2021 · 1 min read
ThreatMap heatmap showing threat levels around naval vessels

ThreatMap is an interpretable, real-time visualization framework for maritime risk assessment. It supports operator trust by providing spatial context behind mathematical model-based predictions through an intuitive green-to-red heatmap representation.

Key Features

  • Fused Threat Model: Combines (1) sensor and weapon coverage, (2) vulnerability fields from blind zones and pose, and (3) CPA/TCPA-based threat estimates from kinematic features.

  • Real-Time Rendering: Custom Unity shaders render dynamic heatmaps directly on the simulation environment, updating in real time as vessel positions and intents evolve.

  • Integration: Fully integrated into NavySim and connected to intent recognition models. The heatmap encodes an agent’s overall coverage and potential threats from surrounding vessels.

  • Decision Support: Gives decision-makers an intuitive understanding of evolving threats and the factors driving model outputs, supporting on-water and simulation-driven analysis.

  • ThreatMap: A Framework for Enhancing Security Awareness and Decision-Making for Naval Agents — International Conference on Harbor, Maritime and Multimodal Logistic Modeling & Simulation (HMS) 2024
  • NavySim: A Multi-Vessel Simulation and Analysis Engine for Naval Domains — IEEE CoG 2024 (integrated ThreatMap)
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Md Abu Sayed
Authors
Md Abu Sayed
Ph.D. Candidate | Gen AI | Naval Security | Simulation | Robotic Vision