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A coordinate-transformation based filter for improved target tracking
Sivasubramanya N. Balakrishnan,Jason L. Speyer +1 more
- Vol. 23, pp 1127-1132
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In this paper, a maximum likelihood estimation method is developed for applications to the target tracking problem based on bearing observations from a single observer, which involves propagation of states in rectangular co-ordinates in which the linear dynamics permit a closed form solution.Abstract:
A maximum likelihood estimation method is developed for applications to the target tracking problem based on bearing observations from a single observer. The method involves propagation of states in rectangular co-ordinates in which the linear dynamics permit a closed form solution. At the measurement times, the states are converted to a special polar coordinate system in which the measurement is modelled as linear in the transformed state, and updated using the Kalman methodology. The coordinate transformation is chosen so that the direct transformation of the maximum likelihood estimate is approximately preserved. The numerical experiments for a target-intercept problem are presented which show that the performance of this coordinate transformation based filter is superior to that of the cartesian system based extended Kalman filter. Approximate analytical results are also presented to corroborate the numerical results.read more
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