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Title: Acoustic firearm discharge detection and classification in an enclosed environment

Journal Article · · Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4948994· OSTI ID:1333442

Two different signal processing algorithms are described for detection and classification of acoustic signals generated by firearm discharges in small enclosed spaces. The first is based on the logarithm of the signal energy. The second is a joint entropy. The current study indicates that a system using both signal energy and joint entropy would be able to both detect weapon discharges and classify weapon type, in small spaces, with high statistical certainty.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1333442
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-113865
Journal Information:
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 139, Issue 5; ISSN 0001-4966
Publisher:
Acoustical Society of America
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English