Out-of-sequence measurement updates for multi-hypothesis tracking algorithms
Stephanie C. Y. Chan, Randy Clinton Paffenroth · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2008
In multi-sensor tracking systems, observations are often exchanged over a network for processing. Network delays create situations in which measurements arrive out-of-sequence. The out-of-sequence measurement (OOSM) update problem is of particular significance in networked multiple hypothesis tracking (MHT) algorithms. The advantage of MHT is the ability to revoke past measurement assignment decisions as future information becomes available. Accordingly, we not only have to deal with network delays for initial assignment, but must also address delayed assignment revocations. We study the performance of extant algorithms and two algorithm modifications for the purpose of OOSM filtering in MHT architectures.