Brief paper: A switched IMM-Extended Viterbi estimator-based algorithm for maneuvering target tracking

  • Authors:
  • Tan-Jan Ho

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • Automatica (Journal of IFAC)
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This paper presents a new algorithm for tracking a maneuvering target modeled as a class of Markov jump linear systems. The proposed algorithm consists of two interacting multiple model-extended Viterbi (IMM-EV) algorithms, coupled with proposed detection schemes for maneuver occurrences and terminations as well as for switching initializations. Combined performance strengths of the two IMM-EV algorithms are utilized via switching from one IMM-EV algorithm to the other. Appropriate design parameter values are derived for the detection schemes of maneuver occurrences and terminations. The results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can be a viable alternative to several well-known tracking methods.