Title :
Fusion gain in multi-target tracking
Author :
Coraluppi, S. ; Guerriero, M. ; Carthel, C.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Res. Dept., NATO Undersea Res. Centre, La Spezia, Italy
Abstract :
This paper introduces an information quality metric and a definition for fusion gain in multi-target tracking systems. We validate the reasonableness of these quantities and illustrate the relationship between fusion gain, scenario difficulty, and tracker effectiveness. The information quality metric is closely related to the information reduction factor, and has direct application to sensor management.
Keywords :
sensor fusion; target tracking; fusion gain; information quality metric; information reduction factor; multitarget tracking; sensor management; Detectors; Equations; Mathematical model; Monte Carlo methods; Radar tracking; Target tracking; Multi-target tracking; fusion gain; measures of performance;
Conference_Titel :
Information Fusion (FUSION), 2010 13th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9824438-1-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICIF.2010.5711925
