Fusion Gain in Multi-Target Tracking

Abstract

This paper introduces an information quality metric and a definition for fusion gain in multi-target tracking systems. We validate the reasonableness of these quantities and illustrate the relationship between fusion gain, scenario difficulty, and tracker effectiveness. The information quality metric is closely related to the information reduction factor, and has direct application to sensor management.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA564132

Entities

People

  • Craig Carthel
  • Marco Guerriro
  • Stefano Coraluppi

Organizations

  • Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Covariance
  • Crossings
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • False Alarms
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Multiple Hypothesis Tracking
  • Multitarget Tracking
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Target Tracking

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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