Historical perspectives of multisensor tracking

Summary form only given. The topic of multisensor tracking has been of interest to researchers for more than 30 years. However, the development and successful fielding of multisensor tracking systems have lagged significantly behind the research activities. In this presentation, a historical perspective of the key algorithmic developments associated with multisensor tracking will be given and their significance will be discussed. The technological advancements that have enabled the recent realizations of multisensor tracking will be discussed along with technological shortfalls that are limiting the realization of better multisensor tracking systems. Some thoughts on the future direction for multisensor tracking will be summarized.