Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
7-1-1978
Abstract
The radio frequency communication environment in naval vessels, aircraft, space vehicles, and satellites has become increasingly complex as more transmitters and receivers are added to perform multiple functions. Various types of interference in the electromagnetic spectrum pose a serious threat to accurate and reliable communication systems. An interesting and important type of interference is intermodulation, which is amenable to mathematical study. After presenting the technological background and an important application in naval fleet scenarios, a heuristic algorithm for the resulting model—an integer program with a single constraint and unrestricted variables—is presented. The solution to the model may be used to detect the shipboard source producing intermodulation or, in a more general application, to determine an acceptable set of transmitting frequencies. Extensive computational results are provided for problems involving a maximum of 10 frequencies.
Keywords
Operations research, Radio frequency, Radio, Military, Electromagnetic interference, Integer programming
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 419
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Morito, Susumu and Salkin, Harvey M., "Using Integer Programming to Detect the Significant Sources of Radio Frequency Intermodulation Interference" (1978). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 631.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/631