Abstract

We have developed a maximum likelihood formulation for a joint detection, tracking and association problem. An efficient non-combinatorial algorithm for this problem is developed in case of strong clutter for radar data. By using an iterative procedure of the dynamic logic process “from vague-to-crisp” explained in the paper, the new tracker overcomes the combinatorial complexity of tracking in highly-cluttered scenarios and results in an orders-of-magnitude improvement in signal-to-clutter ratio.

Details

Title
Maximum Likelihood Joint Tracking and Association in Strong Clutter
Author
Perlovsky, Leonid I 1 ; Deming, Ross W 2 

 Harvard University and AFRL, Cambridge, USA 
 General Dynamics, Inc., USA 
Publication year
2013
Publication date
Jan 2013
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN
17298806
e-ISSN
17298814
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2323803176
Copyright
© 2013. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.