Performance Limits of Real-Time Contact-Based Tracking

Author

Coraluppi, Stefano ; Carthel, Craig

Author_Institution

NATO Undersea Res. Centre, La Spezia

fYear

2007

fDate

18-21 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Automatic tracking provides a critical and valuable component in the signal and information processing chain that provides a surveillance picture for military personnel. Multi-sensor fusion also provides benefits, though these are achieved provided a number of technical requirements are addressed. This paper identifies these in the context of undersea surveillance with active sonar towed and deployed sensors. We study the limiting performance of undersea surveillance networks, as a function of network size.

Keywords

oceanographic equipment; real-time systems; sensor fusion; sonar tracking; surveillance; underwater equipment; active sonar; automatic tracking; information processing; military personnel; multisensor fusion; real-time contact-based tracking; signal processing; surveillance picture; undersea surveillance networks; Filtering algorithms; Information processing; Limiting; Nonlinear filters; Personnel; Sensor fusion; Signal processing; Sonar measurements; Surveillance; Target tracking; Target tracking; multistatic active sonar; sensor fusion; undersea surveillance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2007 - Europe

Conference_Location

Aberdeen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0635-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0635-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANSE.2007.4302316

Filename

4302316