Title :
Multisensor-multitarget tracking testbed
Author :
Akselrod, David ; Tharmarasa, Ratnasigham ; Kirubarajan, T. ; Ding, Zhen ; Ponsford, Tony
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada
Abstract :
In this paper we present a multisensor-multitarget tracking testbed for large-scale distributed scenarios. The objective is to develop a testbed capable of handling multiple, heterogeneous sensors in a hierarchical architecture for maritime surveillance. The testbed consists of a scenario generator that can generate simulated data from multiple sensors including radar, sonar, IR and ESM as well as a tracker framework into which different tracking algorithms can be integrated. In the current stage of the project, the IMM/Assignment tracker, and the Particle Filter (PF) tracker are implemented in a distributed architecture and some preliminary results are obtained. Other trackers like the Multiple Hypothesis Tracker (MHT) are also planned for the future.
Keywords :
distributed sensors; particle filtering (numerical methods); sensor fusion; surveillance; target tracking; ESM; IR; large-scale distributed scenarios; maritime surveillance; multiple hypothesis tracker; multisensor-multitarget tracking testbed; particle filter tracker; radar; sonar; tracker framework; Optical sensors; Particle tracking; Radar tracking; Sensor fusion; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; State estimation; Surveillance; Target tracking; Testing; Testbed; distributed; fusion; tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Intelligence for Security and Defense Applications, 2009. CISDA 2009. IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3763-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3764-1
DOI :
10.1109/CISDA.2009.5356526
