Research on the Estimation of Trajectories from Radar Data

Abstract

The general purpose of the work reported is to obtain the best possible feasible signal processing algorithms for estimating from radar data characteristics and trajectory parameters of bodies moving in the air. The report starts with an extensive set of numerical results showing the effectiveness of the simplified dynamics equations evolved in approximating pertinent characteristics of trajectories calculated by the BRL point-mass model. Next, a mathematical derivation of the optimal recursive algorithm for filtering and smoothing radar data, formulation for which was presented in the previous Quarterly Progress Report, is presented. A technique for evaluation of recursive filtering-smoothing algorithms by deterministic calculations is then presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0745421

Entities

People

  • D. B. Luber
  • M. Plotkin
  • Raymond S. Berkowitz
  • Sally Gottesman

Organizations

  • Moore School of Electrical Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Differential Equations
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elevation
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Extrapolation
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Mathematical Filters
  • Quadrants
  • Radar
  • Signal Processing
  • Simulations
  • Trajectories

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.