• DocumentCode
    982640
  • Title

    Tracking targets with constant heading and variable speed

  • Author

    Rogers, Steven R.

  • Author_Institution
    ELTA Electron., Ashdod, Israel
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    543
  • Lastpage
    547
  • Abstract
    Two estimation procedures for tracking targets moving with variable speed in a fixed direction are presented and shown to be maximum likelihood estimators under differing sets of assumptions. Monte Carlo simulations are used to compare the accuracy of each method in a realistic tracking scenario. For miss-distance and heading estimation, it is often more accurate to make an approximate choice of speed profile than to make no choice at all
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; estimation theory; tracking; Monte Carlo simulations; constant heading; estimation; fixed direction; maximum likelihood estimators; speed profile; target tracking; variable speed; Body sensor networks; Coordinate measuring machines; Least squares methods; Maximum likelihood estimation; Recursive estimation; Target tracking; Time measurement; Trajectory; Velocity measurement; Yield estimation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/7.106133
  • Filename
    106133