System and method for tracking vehicles using random search algorithms
US6115700A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/126
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing an estimate of the state of a contact. The method includes the steps of sensing the state of the contact; generating signals representative of the state of the contact; and processing the signals using a random search procedure to arrive at an estimate of the state of the contact. The random search procedure may employ the simulated annealing-based algorithm methodology or the genetic-based algorithm methodologies. The system includes sensors for sensing the state of the contact and a pre-programmed computer for generating the desired contact state estimates.
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