• DocumentCode
    1393657
  • Title

    A PDF multisensor multitarget tracker

  • Author

    Bethel, Roy E. ; Paras, George J.

  • Author_Institution
    Mitre Corp., McLean, VA, USA
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    1/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    153
  • Lastpage
    168
  • Abstract
    A previously presented probability density function (pdf) multitarget tracker is extended to a more complex and difficult problem. The input data is bearing measurements from multiple sensors over time, which includes clutter (false alarms) and true measurements (from detected targets) with errors. Targets may be missed. The output is the real-time determination of the number of targets present and their geographic x,y location. The implementation is the recursive numerical computation of the discrete pdf of each target and is derived from the conceptual joint pdf of all targets
  • Keywords
    numerical analysis; probability; real-time systems; recursive estimation; sensor fusion; signal detection; target tracking; PDF multisensor multitarget tracker; bearing measurements; clutter; false alarms; geographic location; multiple sensors; probability density function; real-time; recursive numerical computation; true measurements; Additives; Delay effects; Filters; Measurement errors; Probability density function; Quantization; State estimation; Target tracking; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/7.640271
  • Filename
    640271