FPGA-based adaptive tracking estimation computer

Author

Salcic, Zoran ; Lee, Chung-Ruey

Volume

37

Issue

2

fYear

2001

fDate

4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

699

Lastpage

706

Abstract

We describe an FPGA-based adaptive tracking estimation computer (FATEC) for a multiple target tracking (MTT) radar system. Its design is centered around a small processor core customized according to the requirements of tracking application, to run the main control program and provide software flexibility, with a number of tracking algorithms (models) implemented in hardware-type functional units, in order to meet the timing requirements of the application. The FATEC approach provides combination of software flexibility, hardware efficiency, and functional adaptivity of implementation of application-specific computers for the other applications of a similar type, enabling various partitioning options between the software and the hardware parts of the solution

Keywords

adaptive Kalman filters; application specific integrated circuits; digital signal processing chips; field programmable gate arrays; radar computing; radar tracking; target tracking; FPGA; Kalman filter; adaptive tracking estimation computer; application-specific computers; control program; functional adaptivity; hardware efficiency; multiple target tracking radar; software flexibility; timing requirements; tracking algorithms; Application software; Hardware; Noise level; Noise measurement; Nonlinear filters; Radar clutter; Radar tracking; Random processes; Switches; Target tracking;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/7.937481

Filename

937481