Title :
Tracking of multiple maneuvering targets in clutter with possibly unresolved measurements using IMM and JPDAM coupled filtering
Author :
Jeong, Soonho ; Tugnait, Jitendra K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Auburn Univ., AL, USA
Abstract :
We present a (suboptimal) filtering algorithm for tracking multiple highly maneuvering targets in a cluttered environment using multiple sensors. We concentrate on the case of two targets which may temporarily move in close formation, giving rise to a single detection due to the resolution limitations of the sensor. The proposed filtering algorithm is developed by applying the basic interacting multiple model (IMM) approach and the joint probabilistic data association with merged measurements (JPDAM) technique and coupled target state estimation to a Markovian switching system. The algorithm is illustrated via a simulation example.
Keywords :
Markov processes; clutter; sensor fusion; state estimation; target tracking; time-varying systems; Markovian switching system; cluttered environment; interacting multiple model; merged measurement; multiple maneuvering target tracking; multiple sensors; probabilistic data association; suboptimal filtering algorithm; target state estimation; unresolved measurement; Clutter; Covariance matrix; Filtering algorithms; Filters; Kinematics; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Sampling methods; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Target tracking;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9098-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0743-1619
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2005.1470137