NDLI: α-β target tracking systems: a survey

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Kalata, Paul R.
Copyright Year	1992
Description	Author affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 (Kalata, Paul R.)
Abstract	This paper is a survey of the α-β target tracking process: historical developments and significant estimation and control concepts. The α-β filter is a popular algorithm for radar/target tracking and is often integrated with missile intercept systems. The algorithm is simple: virtually anyone can understand its operation, use it and it works virtually all the time. With this premise, this survey paper addresses fundamental control concepts such as stability, noise reduction, transient response, order reduction, maneuver idenification, noise estimation, track fusion, prediction/smoothing and adaptive tracking. As a survey guide, this paper considers the following questions: Where/when was the first significant reported α-β target tracker and what was its technical message? Why do Radar/Systems Engineers like to use the α-β target tracker? How do Radar/Systems Engineers view the α-β target tracker function? How do Control Engineers view the α-β target tracker function? One of the first relationship found between the α and β parameters was $β=α^{2}/(2-α);$ how many other relationships are there and which one is right? The noise reduction ratio is a useful performance measure; what simple performance does optimal target tracker have? Can one improve the α-β target tracker performance? And if so, how much of an improvement? Can the α-β target tracker be self-tuned? Can multiple α-β target trackers be efficiently fused?
Starting Page	832
Ending Page	836
File Size	402318
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780302109
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1992-06-24
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	American Automatic Control Council(AACC)
Subject Keyword	Target tracking Radar tracking Noise reduction Systems engineering and theory Filters Missiles Stability Transient response Smoothing methods Programmable control
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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