Joint Registration and Fusion of an Infrared Camera and Scanning Radar in a Maritime Context

• Published in: IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 1357 - 1369
• Main Authors: Cormack, David, Schlangen, Isabel, Hopgood, James R., Clark, Daniel E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.04.2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Atmospheric measurements; Calibration; Computer simulation; Estimation; infrared; Infrared cameras; Infrared radar; Infrared tracking; maritime; Particle measurements; PHD filter; Prediction models; radar; Radar tracking; registration; sensor fusion; Sensors; Surveillance; Target tracking; tracking

The number of nodes in sensor networks is continually increasing, and maintaining accurate track estimates inside their common surveillance region is a critical necessity. Modern sensor platforms are likely to carry a range of different sensor modalities, all providing data at differing rates, and w...