Investigation of Target Motion Analysis in the Presence of Model Uncertainty

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an investigation of target motion analysis algorithms that are designed to cope with model uncertainty. First, some standard recursive algorithms such as the cartesian extended Kalman filter, modified polar extended Kalman filter, and cartesian unscented Kalman filter are applied to a target motion analysis problem with model uncertainty, in order to analyse the robustness of such algorithms in these conditions. Next, some adaptive algorithms are investigated. They are the static multiple models and the dynamic multiple models estimators, namely: two generalised pseudo Bayes methods and the interacting multiple model method. In this paper, the problem is restricted to a single sensor and a single non-manoeuvring target that travels at constant velocity. Both static and dynamic sensor performances are considered. For simplicity, only Gaussian measurement noise is considered. Adaptive filters are shown to have promise: they can establish a useful bearing standard deviation adaptively and robustly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA525419

Entities

People

  • Don Koks
  • Tracy Q. Truong

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Filters
  • Algorithms
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Detection
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Estimators
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Geometry
  • Kalman Filters
  • Measurement
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Target Tracking
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Control Systems Engineering.