Title :
An Interval-Based Target Tracking Approach for Range-Only Multistatic Radar
Author :
Soares, G.L. ; Arnold-Bos, A. ; Jaulin, L. ; Maia, C.A. ; Vasconcelos, J.A.
Author_Institution :
ENSIETA 2, Brest
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper investigates the use of interval analysis to solve the problem of maneuvering target tracking, using range-only measures collected by a multistatic radar. The problem consists in one transmitter, and some receivers working together as a multistatic radar. The radar process is plagued by several uncertainty sources that affect directly the receivers´ measures. As a result, target tracking can be both imprecise and unreliable. This study presents the tracking using an interval-based approach that computes the set of all feasible configurations for the target which are consistent with the measures. The algorithm is compared to a conventional tracking method: particle filtering.
Keywords :
particle filtering (numerical methods); radar receivers; radar tracking; radar transmitters; target tracking; interval analysis; maneuvering target tracking; particle filtering; range-only multistatic radar; receivers; transmitter; uncertainty sources; Interval analysis; interval methods; maneuvering target; multistatic radar; target tracking;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2007.916286