Velocity Filter Algorithms For Improved Target Detection And Tracking With Multiple-Scan Data
William B. Kendall, Alan D. Stocker, William J. Jacobi · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1989
This paper presents recent work on the application of the velocity filter concept to target acquisition and track initiation in passive electro-optical surveillance systems for strategic defense. The problem of rapidly initiating angle-only tracks for multiple clusters of unresolved objects observed by a single passive sensor is emphasized. Simulated midcourse threat data are used to demonstrate the approach.