Enhanced variable dimension filter for maneuvering target tracking

Author

Cloutier, James R. ; Lin, Ching Fang ; Yang, Chun

Author_Institution

Air Force Armament Directorate of Wright Lab., Eglin AFB, FL, USA

Volume

29

Issue

3

fYear

1993

fDate

7/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

786

Lastpage

797

Abstract

An enhancement of the variable dimension (VD) filter for maneuvering-target tracking is presented. The use of measurement concatenation, a procedure whereby fast sampled measurements are stacked while maintaining their proper relationships with the states, leads to significant reduction in estimation error by low processing rate algorithms. The use of double decision logic (DDL) for the maneuver onset and ending detection as well as appropriate procedures for reinitialization of the estimation filters results in improved maneuver detection and filter adaptation. Simulation results show the performance of the proposed enhanced variable dimension (EVD) filter

Keywords

decision theory; estimation theory; filtering and prediction theory; missiles; tracking; double decision logic; estimation error; estimation filters; filter adaptation; maneuver detection; maneuvering target tracking; measurement concatenation; tactical missiles; variable dimension filter; Acceleration; Adaptive filters; Estimation error; Force control; Image sensors; Information filtering; Information filters; Logic; Missiles; Target tracking;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/7.220930

Filename

220930