Tracking with distributed sets of proximity sensors using geometric invariants |
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Authors: | Wettergren TA Streit RL Short JR |
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Institution: | Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI, USA; |
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Abstract: | We propose a new approach to forming an estimate of a target track in a distributed sensor system using very limited sensor information. This approach uses a central fusion system that collects only the peak energy information from each sensor and assumes that the energy attenuates as a power law in range from the source. A geometrical invariance property of the proximity of the distributed sensors relative to a target track is used to generate potential target track paths. Numerical simulation examples are presented to illustrate the practicality of the technique. |
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