Target tracking
US9305244B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30236
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and a method are disclosed for tracking a plurality of targets (e.g. land-based vehicles) The method can include: for a first time-step, estimating a state of each target; at a second time-step, measuring values for a state of a target; for the second time-step, estimating a state of each target using the estimated target states for the first time-step; updating the estimated target states for the second time-step using the measured values; and performing an identity management process to estimate a probability that a particular state measurement corresponds to a particular target by providing a mixing matrix, wherein an element of the mixing matrix is based on an overlap between the updated estimated target states of targets in an underlying state space of the estimated target states.
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