In this paper we consider the general problem of managing an array of sensors in order to track multiple targets in the presence of measurement origin uncertainty. There are two complicating factors: the first is that...
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(纸本)081945351X
In this paper we consider the general problem of managing an array of sensors in order to track multiple targets in the presence of measurement origin uncertainty. There are two complicating factors: the first is that because of physical limitations (e.g., communication bandwidth) only a small number of sensors can be utilized at any one time. The second complication is that the associations of measurements to targets/clutter are unknown. It is this second factor that extends our previous work [14]. Hence sensors must be utilized in an efficient manner to alleviate association ambiguities and allow accurate target state estimation. Our sensor management technique is then based on controlling the Posterior Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (PCRLB), which provides a measure of the optimal achievable accuracy of target state estimation. Only recently have expressions for multitarget PCRLBs been determined [7], and the necessary simulation techniques are computationally expensive. However, in this paper we propose some approximations that reduce the computational load and we present two sensor selection strategies for closely spaced (but, resolved) targets. Simulation results show the ability of the PCRLB based sensor management technique to allow efficient utilization of the sensor resources, allowing accurate target state estimation.
The estimation of the delays and angles of arrival of several superimposed signal replicas requires a high computational burden, which is reduced in practice by employing sub-optimal estimators or by exploiting a spec...
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The estimation of the delays and angles of arrival of several superimposed signal replicas requires a high computational burden, which is reduced in practice by employing sub-optimal estimators or by exploiting a specific structure of the problem. In this paper, we propose to reduce the computational burden by looking beforehand for a data representation of small size, which is obtained from an a priori distribution of the parameters. This distribution, being different to the distribution of the parameters in the estimation problem itself, summarises the information about their range of variation. The data reduction can be regarded as the result of applying a Karhunen-Loeve expansion. Focusing on the delay parameterisation, we show how this data reduction can be performed efficiently. We present the adaptation of the TLS-ESPRIT algorithm for delay estimation, and of the deterministic Maximum Likelihood estimator to this data reduction. In order to calculate the latter estimator, we discuss the application of Newton-type methods. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Distributed Sensor Concept - DISCO was proposed [I] for multiplication of individual sensor capabilities through non-coherent cooperative target engagement. The signalprocessing technique for DISCO is Recursive Adapt...
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(纸本)9780819471604
Distributed Sensor Concept - DISCO was proposed [I] for multiplication of individual sensor capabilities through non-coherent cooperative target engagement. The signalprocessing technique for DISCO is Recursive Adaptive Frame Integration of Limited data - RAFIL technique [2] that was initially proposed as a way to improve the SNR [3], reduce data rate [4] and mitigate FPA noise for IR sensors [5]. In DISCO, the RAFIL technique is used in a segmented way, when constituencies of the technique are spatially and temporally separated between individual sensors. Each sensor provides to and receives data from other sensors in the network. In this paper efficiency of DISCO is discussed for acquisition, accurate handover and track correlation of smalltargets.
This paper analyzes a new method to detect targets. The new method, called `super noncoherent integration' (SNCI), can improve overall detection performance by typically 5 dB to 10 dB relative to conventional nonc...
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(纸本)0819415391
This paper analyzes a new method to detect targets. The new method, called `super noncoherent integration' (SNCI), can improve overall detection performance by typically 5 dB to 10 dB relative to conventional noncoherent integration. A simple back-of-the-envelope formula is derived which quantifies the performance improvement of SNCI. Conventional noncoherent integration (CNCI) uses only amplitude measurements to distinguish targets from noise or clutter. In contrast, SNCI uses amplitude data in addition to: monopulse data, quadrature monopulse data, range and Doppler data over a sequence of N transmitted radar waveforms.
A time reversal optical tomography (TROT) method for near-infrared (NIR) diffuse optical imaging of targets embedded in a highly scattering turbid medium is presented. TROT combines the basic symmetry of time reversal...
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A time reversal optical tomography (TROT) method for near-infrared (NIR) diffuse optical imaging of targets embedded in a highly scattering turbid medium is presented. TROT combines the basic symmetry of time reversal invariance and subspace-based signalprocessing for retrieval of target location. The efficacy of TROT is tested using simulated data and data obtained from NIR imaging experiments on absorptive and scattering targets embedded in Intralipid-20% suspension in water, as turbid medium. The results demonstrate the potential of TROT for detecting and locating smalltargets in a turbid medium, such as, breast tumors in early stages of growth. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
By exploiting the sparsity and data structure of the received signals of airborne radar, the two-dimensional (2D) signal sparse representation (SR) model that is suitable for moving targets parameters estimation after...
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By exploiting the sparsity and data structure of the received signals of airborne radar, the two-dimensional (2D) signal sparse representation (SR) model that is suitable for moving targets parameters estimation after clutter suppression is built. A novel 2D orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP) algorithm is also proposed to solve the 2D SR problem directly. The spatial parameters and temporal parameters of targets are first estimated separately based on two subdictionaries, i.e. space dictionary and time dictionary. The joint space-time parameter of each target is then obtained based on a very small space-time dictionary. The numerical results indicate that the proposed algorithm can achieve closely approximate parameters estimation performance with significant computational saving compared with the one-dimension (1D) method using traditional 1D OMP algorithm.
QUICKTRACK is a new track initiation algorithm for optical sensors tracking ballistic targets. It is designed to compute new tracks at the earliest moment mathematically possible to any desired accuracy up to the limi...
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(纸本)0819411906
QUICKTRACK is a new track initiation algorithm for optical sensors tracking ballistic targets. It is designed to compute new tracks at the earliest moment mathematically possible to any desired accuracy up to the limiting accuracy of the data themselves. Initial testing now underway shows very promising results. Whether computational requirements in realistic cases will be lower or higher than with conventional methods is yet to be determined. QUICKTRACK can initiate confirmed 3 dimensional (3D) tracks of targets viewed by 1, 2, 3, or 4 sensors although it offers no special advantages for those targets viewed by only 1 target. In a particular case discussed where conventional track initiation needed 200 seconds of data, QUICKTRACK initiated track after only 60 seconds of data.
In recent years the first author has developed a unified, computationally tractable approach to multisensor-multitarget sensor management. This approach consists of closed-loop recursion of a PHD or CPHD filter with m...
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(纸本)9780819481627
In recent years the first author has developed a unified, computationally tractable approach to multisensor-multitarget sensor management. This approach consists of closed-loop recursion of a PHD or CPHD filter with maximization of a "natural" sensor management objective function called PENT (posterior expected number of targets). In this paper we extend this approach so that it can be used in unknown, dynamic clutter backgrounds.
This paper addresses the problem of tracking multiple moving targets by estimating their joint multitarget probability density (JMPD). The JMPD technique is a Bayesian method for tracking multiple targets that allows ...
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This paper addresses the problem of tracking multiple moving targets by estimating their joint multitarget probability density (JMPD). The JMPD technique is a Bayesian method for tracking multiple targets that allows nonlinear, non-Gaussian target motions and measurement to state coupling. JMPD simultaneously estimates both the target states and the number of targets. In this paper, we give a new grid-free implementation of JMPD based on particle filtering techniques and explore several particle proposal strategies, resampling techniques, and particle diversification methods. We report the effect of these techniques on tracker performance in terms of tracks lost, mean squared error, and computational burden.
A real-time multiresolutional approach for target tracking is developed in this paper. The wavelet transform is utilized to provide the multiresolutional measurements and bridge information at different resolutional l...
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(纸本)0819411906
A real-time multiresolutional approach for target tracking is developed in this paper. The wavelet transform is utilized to provide the multiresolutional measurements and bridge information at different resolutional levels. The approach is applied to tracking maneuvering targets and novel results are obtained.
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