Title :
Discrete extended Kalman filter for radar point error reduction
Author :
Greene, Michael ; Walls, Justin ; Stensby, John
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Auburn Univ., AL, USA
fDate :
1/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A recently proposed method of reducing target glint errors in radar systems is further enhanced with the development of a discrete target model and discrete Kalman filter (DKF). Simulation results demonstrating the DKF are presented, and the limits of the usefulness of this method are investigated. The major advantage of the DKF is that it can be implemented in software in the digital processor of the radar offering flexibility over continuous-time filters
Keywords :
Kalman filters; computerised signal processing; digital filters; digital simulation; error correction; radar theory; telecommunications computing; computerised signal processing; digital processor; discrete Kalman filter; discrete target model; radar point error reduction; target glint errors; Bandwidth; Differential equations; Digital filters; Gaussian noise; Radar signal processing; Radar tracking; Random processes; Signal processing; Steady-state; Target tracking;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on