Iterative algorithms for state estimation of jump Markov linear systems

Jump Markov linear systems (JMLSs) are linear systems whose parameters evolve with time according to a finite state Markov chain. Given a set of observations, our aim is to estimate the states of the finite state Markov chain and the continuous (in space) states of the linear system. In this paper, we present original deterministic and stochastic iterative algorithms for optimal state estimation of JMLSs. The first stochastic algorithm yields minimum mean square error (MMSE) estimates of the finite state space Markov chain and of the continuous state of the JMLS. A deterministic and a stochastic algorithm are given to obtain the marginal maximum a posteriori (MMAP) sequence estimate of the finite state Markov chain. Finally, a deterministic and a stochastic algorithm are derived to obtain the MMAP sequence estimate of the continuous state of the JMLS. Computer simulations are carried out to evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithms. The problem of deconvolution of Bernoulli-Gaussian (BG) processes and the problem of tracking a maneuvering target are addressed.