Enhanced Tracking of Airborne Targets Using Multiple Model Filtering Techniques for Adaptive Field of View Expansion.

Abstract

This study was part of an ongoing effort at the Air Force Institute of Technology to design a tracking algorithm for use with the Air Force Weapons Laboratory's high energy laser weapon system. The purpose of this thesis was to take previously developed tracker algorithms and incorporate a multiple model adaptive filter algorithm into the existing structure. This approach was intended to provide adaptive expansion of the effective tracker field of view, which in turn would increase the tracker's ability to maintain lock on highly dynamic, close range targets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA141144

Entities

People

  • R. I. Suizu

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Filters
  • Air Force
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Correlators
  • Data Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Filtration
  • Information Science
  • Kalman Filters
  • Lasers
  • Mathematical Filters
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Two Dimensional
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy