Title :
Tracking simulated UAV swarms using particle filters
Author_Institution :
L-3 Communications ASA Ltd, Rusint House, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 2QS
Abstract :
. This paper provides an initial examination of the use of particle filters in tracking swarms of small targets such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using a radar. From the standpoint of conventional tracking solutions, such swarms present a severe challenge — due not only to the quasi-erratic motion of the UAVs relative to the swarm trajectory as a whole, but also from the effects of the small target size upon radar resolution and detection probability. It is shown here that a particle filter is capable of providing a stable track on the swarm centroid, although not the individual constituent UAVs.
Conference_Titel :
Data Fusion & Target Tracking 2014: Algorithms and Applications (DF&TT 2014), IET Conference on
Conference_Location :
Liverpool, UK
Print_ISBN :
978-1-84919-863-9
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2014.0524