Multiple-target tracking (MTT) is a prerequisite step for radar surveillance systems. Data association is the key technique used in radar MTT systems. This paper presents a new approach for data association that uses both quantity data and image information. In order to combine these two attributes, a fusion algorithm based on the competitive Hopfield neural network (CHNN) is developed to match...

By far, the most complicated case in target tracking is to track multiple maneuvering targets in heavy clutter. Numerous methods and algorithms have been devoted to this problem and for any one of them pros and cons can be pointed out. Theoretically, for example, the MHT method is known to be the most powerful approach to tracking multiple maneuvering targets in clutter. This method, however, v...

In tracking systems using phased array antenna, the adaptive-gain CX-P tracker combined with circular prediction has been proposed for maneuvering targets. However, tracking quality of the circular prediction filter degrades for highly maneuvering targets that continue to change the turning plane, since the circular prediction is calculated on the assumption that a target flies on the same plan...

A new weather routing method is proposed that accounts for ship maneuvering motions, ocean currents, wind, and waves through a time domain computer simulation. The maneuvering motions are solved by differential equations of motion for every moment throughout the voyage. Moreover, the navigation route, expressed in terms of a Bézier curve, is optimized for minimum fuel consumption by the Powell ...

Taking into account the disadvantage of the potential loss of accuracy due to the overmodeling at these nonmaneuvering times in the interacting multiple model (IMM) method, an improved IMM algorithm based on the Viterbi technique and the model probability cumulant is proposed. First, select one or two optimal models from the model set to enhance the model utilization rate. Then, judge the varia...

The research effort described here is concerned with developing a maneuvering propulsor for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV’s) based on the mechanical design and performance of sunfish pectoral fin. Bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) are highly maneuverable bony fishes that have been the subject of a number of experimental analyses of locomotor function [5, 6]. Although swimming gener...

Platoon Collision Dynamics and Emergency Maneuvering I: Reduced Order Modeling of a Platoon for Dynamical Analysis Benson H. Tongue, Yean-Tzong Yang, and Matthew T. White

MULTIMODAL INTERFACE FOR DISABLED PERSONS S.A. Chhabria and R.V. Dharaskar Department of Computer Science and Engineering, G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur. E-mail: [email protected] Assistive robots have the potential to provide disabled people with effective ways to alleviate the impact of their limitations, by compensating for their specific impairments. In particular, r...