A consistent estimation criterion for multisensor bearings-only tracking

• Published in: IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 108 - 120
• Main Authors: Iltis, R.A., Anderson, K.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.01.1996; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Computational modeling; Differential equations; Exact sciences and technology; Lyapunov method; Maximum likelihood estimation; Newton method; Operational research and scientific management; Operational research. Management science; Partitioning algorithms; Simulated annealing; State estimation; Target location and tracking; Target tracking; Yield estimation; Simulation; Estimation; Simulated annealing; Tracking(movable target); Multiple target; Non linear programming; Lyapunov function

The problem of multitarget tracking using bearings-only measurements is addressed, when the number of targets is unknown a priori. The minimum description length (MDL) criterion of Rissanen is first chosen as a natural way to determine the number of targets when a prior distribution is unavailable....