The posterior Cramer-Rao lower bound (PCRLB) derived in [1] provides a bound on the mean square error (MSE) obtained with any nonlinear state filter. Computing the PCRLB involves solving complex, multi-dimensional exp...
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The posterior Cramer-Rao lower bound (PCRLB) derived in [1] provides a bound on the mean square error (MSE) obtained with any nonlinear state filter. Computing the PCRLB involves solving complex, multi-dimensional expectations, which do not lend themselves to an easy analytical solution. Furthermore, any attempt to approximate it using numerical or simulation-based approaches require a priori access to the true states, which may not be available, except in simulations or in carefully designed experiments. To allow recursive approximation of the PCRLB when the states are hidden or unmeasured, a new approach based on sequential Monte-Carlo (SMC) or particle filters (PFs) is proposed. The approach uses SMC methods to estimate the hidden states using a sequence of the available sensor measurements. The developed method is general and can be used to approximate the PCRLB in nonlinear systems with non-Gaussian state and sensor noise. The efficacy of the developed method is illustrated on two simulation examples, including a practical problem of ballistic target tracking at reentry phase.
In order to improve the tracking accuracy of flight simulator and expend its frequency response, a multirate-sampling-method-based discrete-time chattering free sliding mode control is developed and imported into the ...
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In order to improve the tracking accuracy of flight simulator and expend its frequency response, a multirate-sampling-method-based discrete-time chattering free sliding mode control is developed and imported into the systems. By constructing the multirate sampling sliding mode controller, the flight simulator can perfectly track a given reference signal with an arbitrarily small dynamic tracking error, and the problems caused by a contradiction of reference signal period and control period in traditional design method can be eliminated. It is proved by theoretical analysis that the extremely high dynamic tracking precision can be obtained. Meanwhile, the robustness is guaranteed by sliding mode control even though there are modeling mismatch, external disturbances and measure noise. The validity of the proposed method is confirmed by experiments on flight simulator.
This paper deals with the problem of radio localization of moving terminals (MTs) for indoor applications with mixed line-of-sight/non-line-of-sight (LOS/NLOS) conditions. To reduce false localizations, a grid-based B...
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This paper deals with the problem of radio localization of moving terminals (MTs) for indoor applications with mixed line-of-sight/non-line-of-sight (LOS/NLOS) conditions. To reduce false localizations, a grid-based Bayesian approach is proposed to jointly track the sequence of the positions and the sight conditions of the MT. This method is based on the assumption that both the MT position and the sight condition are Markov chains whose state is hidden in the received signals [hidden Markov model (HMM)]. The observations used for the HMM localization are obtained from the power-delay profile of the received signals. In ultrawideband (UWB) systems, the use of the whole power-delay profile, rather than the total power only, allows to reach higher localization accuracy, as the power-profile is a joint measurement of time of arrival and power. Numerical results show that the proposed HMM method improves the accuracy of localization with respect to conventional ranging methods, especially in mixed LOS/NLOS indoor environments.
Transmit power control is indispensable in Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access (DS/CDMA) based systems such as the Satellite Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (S-UMTS). Since S-UMTS aims at achieving...
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Transmit power control is indispensable in Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access (DS/CDMA) based systems such as the Satellite Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (S-UMTS). Since S-UMTS aims at achieving close integration with the terrestrial component (T-UMTS) in its complementary role, it is going to implement closed-loop transmit power control (TPC) at a slow rate of once every frame. In addition, predictive schemes can be used to mitigate the effects of delay. In this regard, recursive-least-squares (RLS) and least-mean-square (LMS) algorithms are normally employed. The RLS algorithm has a higher convergence rate than the LMS algorithm: an attractive attribute when the fading process abruptly changes. The LMS algorithm, on the other hand, has better tracking property than the RLS algorithm: an attractive attribute when the changes in the fading process are persistently slow. However, the mobile satellite system channel exhibits both attributes: abrupt changes and slow drifts. In this paper, therefore, we compare the performance of predictive TPC based on the RLS and the LMS algorithms for S-UMTS with the conventional TPC as a reference. We demonstrate that the predictive TPC schemes perform better than the conventional TPC scheme. However, the performance gain achieved depends on the predictive algorithm used, the environment in which the user equipment is operating, and loop delays. We show that, in general, the LMS based predictive TPC offers better performance than the RLS based predictive TPC scheme in S-UMTS environment.
The HI Collaboration has built a new Fast Track Trigger which performs a full reconstruction of charged particles in a high multiplicity environment. At the first trigger level (2.3 mu s) coarse tracks are reconstruct...
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The HI Collaboration has built a new Fast Track Trigger which performs a full reconstruction of charged particles in a high multiplicity environment. At the first trigger level (2.3 mu s) coarse tracks are reconstructed in two dimensions whereas at the second level (23 mu s) all tracks are reconstructed with high precision in all three dimensions. This allows to identify particle resonances at the third trigger level (<= 100 mu s). The conceptual design and the implementation of the fast track finding algorithms are discussed. First results from the 2005 running period are presented. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
The vertical structure of surface cyclonic tracks affecting the eastern Mediterranean region is studied on a climatological basis for the cold period of the year. The dataset used is the 1A degrees x 1A degrees ERA-40...
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The vertical structure of surface cyclonic tracks affecting the eastern Mediterranean region is studied on a climatological basis for the cold period of the year. The dataset used is the 1A degrees x 1A degrees ERA-40 Reanalysis for a 40-year period (1962-2001). The vertical tracking of surface cyclonic tracks was performed with the aid of the Melbourne University Vertical tracking Algorithm. It was found that about 83 % of the cyclones were extended up to the 500-hPa level and almost 65 % up to 200-hPa level, implying that the cyclones are in general well organized. The surface tracks that originate within the examined area exhibit the smallest vertical extension, intensity, radius, and depth compared to the cyclones originating in the other sectors. Moreover, the 500-hPa counterparts for the said cyclones are mainly located to the north-west or south-west of the surface cyclone position, consistent with the baroclinic character of the Mediterranean cyclones. The zonal (eastward) component of motion predominates both at the surface and at 500 hPa.
Discriminative tracking methods use binary classification to discriminate between the foreground and background and have achieved some useful results. However, the use of labeled training samples is insufficient for t...
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Discriminative tracking methods use binary classification to discriminate between the foreground and background and have achieved some useful results. However, the use of labeled training samples is insufficient for them to achieve accurate tracking. Hence, discriminative classifiers must use their own classification results to update themselves, which may lead to feedback-induced tracking drift. To overcome these problems, we propose a semisupervised tracking algorithm that uses deep representation and transfer learning. Firstly, a 2D multilayer deep belief network is trained with a large amount of unlabeled samples. The nonlinear mapping point at the top of this network is subtracted as the feature dictionary. Then, this feature dictionary is utilized to transfer train and update a deep tracker. The positive samples for training are the tracked vehicles, and the negative samples are the background images. Finally, a particle filter is used to estimate vehicle position. We demonstrate experimentally that our proposed vehicle tracking algorithm can effectively restrain drift while also maintaining the adaption of vehicle appearance. Compared with similar algorithms, our method achieves a better tracking success rate and fewer average central-pixel errors.
A minimax estimation fusion in distributed multisensor systems is proposed, which aims to minimize the worst-case squared estimation error when the cross-covariances between local sensors are unknown and the normalize...
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A minimax estimation fusion in distributed multisensor systems is proposed, which aims to minimize the worst-case squared estimation error when the cross-covariances between local sensors are unknown and the normalized estimation errors of local sensors are norm bounded. The proposed estimation fusion is called as the Chebyshev fusion estimation (CFE) because its geometrical interpretation is in coincidence with the Chebyshev center, which is a nonlinear combination of local estimates. Theoretically, the CFE is better than any local estimator in the sense of the worst-case squared estimation error and is robust to the choice of the supporting bound. The simulation results illustrate that the proposed CFE is a robust fusion in localization and tracking and more accurate than the previous covariance intersection (CI) method.
The detection and tracking algorithms of road barrier including tunnel and guardrail are proposed to enhance performance and reliability for driver assistance systems. Although the road barrier is one of the key featu...
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The detection and tracking algorithms of road barrier including tunnel and guardrail are proposed to enhance performance and reliability for driver assistance systems. Although the road barrier is one of the key features to determine a safe drivable area, it may be recognized incorrectly due to performance degradation of commercial sensors such as radar and monocular camera. Two frequent cases among many challenging problems are considered with the commercial sensors. The first case is that few tracks of radar to road barrier are detected due to material type of road barrier. The second one is inaccuracy of relative lateral position by radar, thus resulting in large variance of distance between a vehicle and road barrier. To overcome the problems, the detection and estimation algorithms of tracks corresponding to road barrier are proposed. Then, the tracking algorithm based on a probabilistic data association filter (PDAF) is used to reduce variation of lateral distance between vehicle and road barrier. Finally, the proposed algorithms are validated via field test data and their performance is compared with that of road barrier measured by lidar.
This article describes advances made in using particle image velocimetry (PIV) techniques in the study of multiphase bubbly flow. One of the fundamental issues in bubbly flow is the prediction of the velocity field. A...
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This article describes advances made in using particle image velocimetry (PIV) techniques in the study of multiphase bubbly flow. One of the fundamental issues in bubbly flow is the prediction of the velocity field. A methodology that allows for velocity field measurements of both components of a two-phase bubbly flow is presented. The bubble shape is also constructed via a shadow imaging technique combined with PIV.
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