Application of Kalman Filter on Multisensor Fusion Tracking

Abstract

The use of Kalman filtering in tracking targets and the reconstruction of a target's track are addressed in two separate fusion schemes. First, the Kalman filter is used to provide estimates of the position and velocity of a target based upon observations of the target's bearing. Two sensors, a radar in receive mode and an infra-red sensor, take bearings to the target at different scan rates. This information is then fused within the filter to obtain the target's track. Secondly, range, bearing, and frequency are used in fusion. Kalman filtering, Kalman smoothing, and maneuver detection are all used in the reconstruction of a target's track. Improvements are implemented in the method of forcing the excitation matrix and the results documented. fusion, Kalman filter multisensor fusion tracking.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA257335

Entities

People

  • Brian E. Terpening

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Angular Acceleration
  • Arrays
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Classification
  • Computational Science
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Grids
  • Kalman Filtering
  • Kalman Filters
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Simulations
  • Trajectories
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.