The Histogram Probabilistic Multi-Hypothesis Tracker (H-PMHT) algorithm is a parametric track-before-detect method. It locates targets in imagery by fitting a mixture of probability densities. In recent work, an unknown target shape was accommodated through the use of a Wishart prior on the measurement probability density, this version of the algorithm is referred to as H-PMHT-RM. This paper ap...

Tracking multiple targets in a cluttered environment is a challenging task. Probabilistic multiple hypothesis tracking (PMHT) is an efficient approach for dealing with it. Essentially PMHT is based on expectation-maximization for handling with association conflicts. Linearity in the number of targets and measurements is the main motivation for a further development and extension of this methodo...

In this paper, we are studied the problem of data associating in track-before detect (TBD) multiple radar system. The influence of trajectory parameters accuracy (errors) on the quality of work of TBD multiradar system is estimated. We suppose the Hough space discretization to be two times larger than max measure error of target co-ordinate.

Typical image feature trackers employ a detect-describe-associate (DDA) or detect-track (DT) paradigm. Intuitively, a hybrid of the two approaches inherits the benefits of each approach and possibly their defects, however this has never been demonstrated formally in a more general setting. In this paper, the stability and speed of DDA, DT, and hybrid trackers are compared and discussed using a ...

This study aims at developing a particle method to detect faint debris, which is hardly seen in single image, from an image sequence based on a track-before-detect (TBD) method. TBD methods try to track targets without explicitly detecting the signals followed by evaluation of goodness of each track and obtaining detection results. This study proposes a particle based TBD (P-TBD) method consist...

The age of the Universe depends on both the present-day Hubble Constant and on the history of cosmic expansion. For decelerating cosmologies such as Ω m = 1, the dimensionless product H 0 t 0 < 1 and modestly high values of the Hubble constant H 0 > 70 would be inconsistent with a cosmic age t 0 larger than 12 Gyr. But if Ω Λ > 0, then H 0 t 0 can take on a range of values. Evidence from the Hu...

This paper presents a general framework for tracking the time differences of arrivals of multiple acoustic sources recorded by distributed microphone pairs. Tracking is based on a three-stage analysis. Complex-valued propagation models are extracted at different time instants and frequencies using either the independent component analysis or the phase of the cross-power spectrum evaluated at ea...

In detection and target tracking applications, low-observable targets are defined as those that deliver measurements for which the sensor responses have a value of SNR lower than 10dB. Tracking of low-observable targets is best performed employing the approaches known as trackbefore-detect (TBD). The proper TBD approaches combine signal processing and tracking so that detection and track confir...

New Zealand uses 13 separate local vertical datums (LVDs) based on normal-orthometric-corrected precise geodetic levelling from 12 different tide-gauges. We describe their unification using a regional gravimetric quasigeoid model and GPS-levelling data on each LVD. A novel application of iterative quasigeoid computation is used, where the LVD offsets computed from earlier models are used to app...

Introduction: Every year several disease outbreaks, such as influenza-like illnesses (ILI) and other contagious illnesses, impose various costs to public and non-government agencies. Most of these expenses are due to not being ready to handle such disease outbreaks. An appropriate preparation will reduce the expenses. A system that is able to recognize these outbreaks can earn ...