Efficiency of a Sensor Network for Analyzing Surface Seismic Waves Taking into Account its Functional Reliability

The article proposes an approach for evaluating the efficiency of a sensor network for analysis of surface seismic waves taking into account the functional reliability of its elements. Such networks are composed of multiple non-directional, linear or directional seismic sensors located in a specific area and are designed to record data on the seismic environment, including accelerations caused by seismic waves in different spatial directions, the modulus of deformation of the media, maxima and other parameters of their spectrum, etc. The proposed approach links the efficiency of the network with the reliability of its individual constituent elements in the specific conditions of its operation. A coefficient for evaluating the efficiency of the sensor network is introduced. The study demonstrates a way of calculating the value of this coefficient depending on the reliability of the means of receiving, processing, storing and displaying the information supplied by the sensor network as determined in the specific conditions of its operation.