An Adaptive Two-Dimensional Kalman Tracking Filter

A continuously adaptive two-dimensional Kalman tracking filter for a low data rate track-while-scan (TWS) operation is introduced which enhances the tracking of maneuvering targets. The track residuals in each coordinate, which are a measure of track quality, are sensed, normalized to unity variance, and then filtered in a single-pole filter. The magnitude Z of the output of this single-pole filter, when it exceeds a threshold Z1 is used to vary the maneuver noise spectral density q in the Kalman filter model in a continuous manner. This has the effect of increasing the tracking filter gains and containing the bias developed by the tracker due to the maneuvering target. The probability of maintaining track, with reasonably sized target gates, is thus increased, The operational characteristic of q versus Z assures that the tracker gains do not change unless there is high confidence that a maneuver is in progress.     

基于自适应扩展卡尔曼滤波的载波跟踪算法

精确的载波相位测量是精密测距中一个很重要的研究点。针对传统扩展卡尔曼滤波(EKF)的固定设计在先验信息不充分和动态变化环境中存在的不足,提出了一种基于自适应扩展卡尔曼滤波(AEKF)的载波跟踪算法。该算法通过实时监测滤波器新息或残差的动态变化,以修正状态噪声方差和观测噪声方差,进而调整滤波器增益,控制状态预测值和观测值在滤波结果中的权重。理论分析和仿真结果表明,本算法充分利用了观测信号的统计特性,克服了传统扩展卡尔曼滤波算法的不足,能够获得更好的载波跟踪性能。     

Kalman Filter Design for Target Tracking

The problem of solving the matrix Riccati differential equation in the design of Kalman filters for the target tracking problem is considered. An algebraic transformation method is used to reduce the order of the Riccati differential equation and to obtain explicit expressions for the filter gains (in terms of the interceptor /target separation range) which results in a substantial reduction of the computer burden involved in estimating the target states. The applicability of the transform technique is demonstrated for the receiver thermal noise and the target glint noise cases.     

Efficient Approximation of Kalman Filter for Target Tracking

A Kalman filter in the Cartesian coordinates is described for a maneuvering target when the radar sensor measures range, bearing, and elevation angles in the polar coordinates at high data rates. An approximate gain computation algorithm is developed to determine the filter gains for on-line microprocessor implementation. In this approach, gains are computed for three uncoupled filters and multiplied by a Jacobian transformation determined from the measured target position and orientation. The algorithm is compared with the extended Kalman filter for a typical target trajectory in a naval gun fire control system. The filter gains and the tracking errors for the proposed algorithm are nearly identical to the extended Kalman filter, while the computation requirements are reduced by a factor of four.     

Adaptive Two-Stage Extended Kalman Filter for a Fault-Tolerant INS-GPS Loosely Coupled System

The well-known conventional Kalman filter requires an accurate system model and exact stochastic information. But in a number of situations, the system model has an unknown bias, which may degrade the performance of the Kalman filter or may cause the filter to diverge. The effect of the unknown bias may be more pronounced on the extended Kalman filter (EKF), which is a nonlinear filter. The two-stage extended Kalman filter (TEKF) with respect to this problem has been receiving considerable attention for a long time. Recently, the optimal two-stage Kalman filter (TKF) for linear stochastic systems with a constant bias or a random bias has been proposed by several researchers. A TEKF can also be similarly derived as the optimal TKF. In the case of a random bias, the TEKF assumes that the information of a random bi?s is known. But the information of a random bias is unknown or partially known in general. To solve this problem, this paper proposes an adaptive two-stage extended Kalman filter (ATEKF) using an adaptive fading EKF. To verify the performance of the proposed ATEKF, the ATEKF is applied to the INS-GPS (inertial navigation system-Global Positioning System) loosely coupled system with an unknown fault bias. The proposed ATEKF tracked/estimated the unknown bias effectively although the information about the random bias was unknown.     

SINS/BDS紧组合系统中自适应 两阶段扩展卡尔曼滤波

在实际应用中，以伪距/伪距率为观测量的SINS/BDS紧组合导航系统，存在量测噪声的统计特性与实际不相符的情况，传统扩展卡尔曼滤波（EKF）方法无法有效解决这一问题，从而引起滤波误差增大。提出了一种SINS/BDS紧组合导航系统的GDOP估算及在线估计量测噪声的自适应两阶段EKF（ATEKF）方法，该方法使用经过紧组合修正后的SINS输出的位置，并结合星历数据中提供的卫星位置求解GDOP。在此基础上，利用GDOP值以及新息，实现了紧组合导航系统的量测噪声方差阵（Rk）的在线实时估计，从而达到自适应滤波的效果，改善导航精度。     

基于模糊自适应扩展卡尔曼滤波器的异步电动机无速度传感器控制

针对传统扩展卡尔曼滤波器(EKF)固定的噪声协方差矩阵在观测感应电动机转速时不能同时满足系统动态和静态下精确估计的问题,提出了一种模糊自适应调整噪声协方差的方法。该方法可以根据状态鉴别器输出状态,经模糊自适应调整噪声协方差矩阵参数,解决了系统在动态和静态时对噪声协方差矩阵中不同参数需求的问题。仿真表明所提模糊自适应EKF转速估计精度更高,有效地提高了系统的抗干扰能力。     

基于AEKF的永磁同步电机转速估计算法研究

针对在转速估算研究中采用常数矩阵不能准确描述永磁同步电机(PMSM)在不同运行条件下系统噪声的问题,提出了一种基于新息序列和状态残差的自适应扩展卡尔曼滤波算法(AEKF)。同时,对AEKF的稳定性进行理论上的探究。经仿真验证,与传统扩展卡尔曼滤波算法相比,AEKF在收敛速度和收敛精度上更优,参数鲁棒性更好。     

一种基于二级变维Kalman滤波的跟踪算法

Kalman滤波器是一种高速的目标跟踪器.针对不同阶数的Kalman滤波器具有不同的跟踪能力与跟踪效率之间存在的矛盾,设计了一种自适应Kalman滤波算法.该算法使用两级滤波器,根据目标机动性的变化,适当的调整滤波器的阶数,使跟踪结果快速收敛,很好地解决了矛盾.通过对仿真结果分析表明,算法具有可靠、计算简便、快速等特点,模型滤波精度较高,并可实现实时跟踪预测,具有一定的理论价值和实用价值.     

基于STF的Jerk模型自适应机动目标跟踪算法

在Jerk模型的基础上,提出了一种新的机动目标自适应跟踪算法STF-Jerk。该算法通过引入强跟踪滤波器(STF)的渐消因子,实时调节滤波器增益,增强了系统对突发机动的自适应跟踪能力,从而很好地改善了Jerk模型在跟踪机动目标时的跟踪精度。仿真结果表明,提出的STF-Jerk自适应跟踪算法显著提高了Jerk模型自适应算法的机动目标跟踪性能。     

基于强跟踪EKF的组合导航系统故障检测方法

针对大方位失准角的机载SINS/GPS组合导航系统,为保证在高动态环境下实现高精度、高可靠的导航,利用强跟踪EKF滤波残差设计了一种基于残差统计特性的坏值检测算法,对导航信息进行估计和跟踪.仿真结果表明,该算法能够实时检测出GPS量测信息中的坏值信息,隔离后可显著提高组合导航精度,具有较高的可靠性、出色的容错能力和重要的工程应用价值.     

一个用于目标跟踪的改进粒子滤波算法

简化UT（unscented transformation）转化参数，修改UKF（unscented Kalmanfilter）提议分布，提出了改进的粒子滤波算法。调节因子的增加使得能在线自适应估计，滤波性能提高，并形成一个自适应的算法。仅有角测量的目标跟踪仿真试验证实了改进的粒子滤波算法要优于其它滤波方式。     

Adaptive Tracking Filter for Maneuvering Targets

A general method of continually restructuring an optimum Bayes-Kalman tracking filter is proposed by conceptualizing a growing tree of filters to maintain optimality on a target exhibiting maneuver variables. This tree concept is then constrained from growth by quantizing the continuously sensed maneuver variables and restricting these to a small value from which an average maneuver is calculated. Kalman filters are calculated and carried in parallel for each quantized variable. This constrained tree of several parallel Kalman filters demands only modest om; puter time, yet provides very good performance. This concept is implemented for a Doppler tracking system and the performance is compared to an extended Kalman filter. Simulation results are presented which show dramatic tracking improvement when using the adaptive tracking filter.     

Analytical Steady State Solution for a Kalman Tracking Filter

Analytical expressions are given for the steady state solution to a Kalman tracking filter used in a track-while-scan radar system. The radar sensor measures range and range rate, and both these measurements are utilized in the filter. The solution for range measurements only is obtained as a special case. Graphs are also given which show how the solution depends on different parameters.     

基于冗余伪观测的自适应滤波算法

现有的二阶互差分(SOMD)算法能够给出与状态估计误差解耦的观测噪声协方差估计，但是需要满足冗余测量的条件，但这一条件往往难以满足。 针对这一问题，提出了一种利用状态预测值构造相邻2个时刻伪观测的方法，将原SOMD算法扩展到具有单测量的系统中。使用目标跟踪问题对该算法的有效性进行验证。仿真结果表明，当采样周期较小时，该算法能够忽略状态估计误差的影响并给出较准确的观测噪声方差，在精度和鲁棒性方面优于其他参考算法。     

探地雷达中目标的自适应检测与跟踪

提出了一种自适应α-β滤波算法，该算法可用于探地雷达对路面结构的自适应检测与分层。仿真实验的结果证明了算法的有效性。     

Kalman Filter Applications in Airborne Radar Tracking

This paper studies the application of Kalman filtering to single-target track systems in airborne radar. An angle channel Kalman filter is configured which incorporates measures of range, range rate, and on-board dynamics. Theoretical performance results are given and a discussion of methods for reducing the complexity of the Kalman gain computation is presented. A suboptimal antenna controller which operates on the outputs of the angle Kalman filter is also described. In addition, methodological improvements are shown to exist in the design of range and range-rate trackers using the Kalman filter configuration.     

Kalman Filter Behavior in Bearings-Only Tracking Applications

The extended Kalman filter applied to bearings-only target tracking is theoretically analyzed. Closed-form expressions for the state vector and its associated covariance matrix are introduced, and subsequently used to demonstrate how bearing and range estimation errors can interact to cause filter instability (i.e., premature covariance collapse and divergence). Further investigation reveals that conventional initialization techniques often precipitate such anomalous behavior. These results have important practical implications and are not presently being exploited to full advantage. In particular, they suggest that substantial improvements in filter stability can be realized by employing alternative initialization and relinearization procedures. Some candidate methods are proposed and discussed.