A Markov model for initiating tracks with the probabilistic multi-hypothesis tracker

S.J. Davey1, D.A. Gray1, S.B. Colegrove2
1EEE Department, Adelaide University, Australia
2Surveillance Systems Division, DSTO Australia, Australia

Tóm tắt

An important problem in multi-target tracking is track initiation and termination. The tracking algorithm aims to discriminate false detections caused by various sources of interference from valid detections caused by targets of interest. This is a problem of model order estimation. One approach to solving this problem with the Probabilistic Data Association Filter has been referred to as target visibility. This paper shows how the target visibility model can be incorporated into the Probabilistic Multi-Hypothesis Tracker to provide integrated initiation and termination.

Từ khóa

#Target tracking #Filters #Technological innovation #Clutter #Surveillance #Observability #Sensor systems #Information processing #Interference #State estimation

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