A Dialectic Approach to Moving Target Indicator (MTI) Correlation

Abstract

The problem examined by this research is tracking, with low update rates, on ground vehicles. Tracking solely by statistical prediction is inadequate for infrequently observed targets that exhibit non-deterministic behavior. The approach used here is to assume non-deterministic but rationale behavior will govern the targets. The method used to track is then to estimate the rationale behind the tracking by modeling that rationale using sophisticated knowledge modeling techniques. This report contains the additional results of the second year of research on moving target tracking of non-deterministic targets using low update rates for the observations. The first year effort centered on building the structure needed for tracking. The original intent was that the basic structure was ready to receive the knowledge needed for tracking at the end of the first year and that knowledge would be installed during the second year. A lack of data sets made that impossible, so the second year, in the end, focused on technical improvements in the system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 2001
Accession Number
ADA387718

Entities

People

  • David J. Skipper

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Data Sets
  • Governments
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Indicators
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Operations
  • Moving Target Indicator Radar
  • Moving Targets
  • Observation
  • Radar
  • Small Business
  • Software Development
  • Target Tracking
  • Targets
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design