Self-configuring sensor array

A self-configuring sensor array system, the system comprising:

• a base unit to deploy a plurality of mobile sensor elements to a region of interest;
• a sensor communications circuit to transmit an initial sensor configuration plan to the mobile sensor elements;
• a sensor data integration circuit to integrate sensor data collected by each of the mobile sensor elements, after the mobile sensor elements navigate to a calculated location based on the initial sensor configuration plan;
• a response analysis circuit to perform a response analysis based on the integrated sensor data;
• a sensor configuration update circuit to update the initial sensor configuration plan based on a metric associated with the response analysis;
• and
• the self-configuring sensor array system to iterate the process, employing the updated sensor configuration plan, until the metric reaches a selected threshold value.

A self-configuring sensor array system, the system comprising:

• a plurality of mobile sensor elements communicatively coupled to a base unit, each of the mobile sensor elements further comprising:
• a base communication circuit to receive a sensor configuration plan from the base unit;
• a navigation circuit to calculate a deployed location for the mobile sensor element, based on the sensor configuration plan;
• a propulsion system to transport the mobile sensor element to the calculated location;
• and
• a receiver circuit to receive a signal of interest by the mobile sensor element, at the calculated location.