Observability of target tracking with range-only measurements

Author

Song, Taek Lyul

Author_Institution

Dept. of Control & Instrum. Eng., Hanyang Univ., Kyung-Ki, South Korea

Volume

24

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

383

Lastpage

387

Abstract

A necessary and sufficient condition for local system observability, a prerequisite to target motion analysis, is presented in this technical communication for two-dimensional manoeuvring target tracking with range-only measurements from a single observer. The approach taken in this paper utilizes the Fisher information matrix developed from the analytical treatment of system dynamics and noisy measurement equations established in a modified polar coordinate system. The analytical results of this paper are demonstrated by a series of simulation studies for applications on naval surface vehicle engagements

Keywords

adaptive estimation; direction-of-arrival estimation; information theory; motion estimation; observability; observers; target tracking; 2D manoeuvring target; Fisher information matrix; extended Kalman filter; local system observability; modified polar coordinate system; naval surface vehicle engagements; noisy measurement equations; range-only measurements; simulation studies; single observer; state estimator; system dynamics; target motion analysis; target tracking; Coordinate measuring machines; Equations; Information analysis; Motion analysis; Motion measurement; Observability; Professional communication; Sufficient conditions; Target tracking; Vehicle dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0364-9059

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/48.775299

Filename

775299