Title :
A method for robust track initialization in forward scatter radar
Author :
Liu Changjiang ; Hu Cheng ; Zhang Kai ; Long Teng ; Zeng Tao ; Yang Xiaopeng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. & Electron., Beijing Inst. of Technol., Beijing, China
Abstract :
In this paper, the methods for track initialization in three-dimensional forward scatter radar are studied. Defects of current algorithms are analyzed in this case. A new method for track initialization based on global optimization is presented and the target´s observability is discussed. After the introduction of a new evaluation criterion, the simulation results show that the new method is more adaptable to measurement noise and tracks than the old ones.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; measurement errors; optimisation; radar tracking; 3D forward scatter radar; evaluation criterion; global optimization; measurement noise; robust track initialization; target observability; Least squares approximations; Mathematical model; Optimization; Radar cross-sections; Radar tracking; Target tracking; forward scatter radar; global optimization; outliers; track initialization;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference (RadarCon), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8231-8
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2015.7131041
