Probabilistic objective functions for sensor management

Ronald P. S. Mahler; Tim R. Zajic

doi:10.1117/12.543530

9 August 2004 Probabilistic objective functions for sensor management

Ronald P. S. Mahler; Tim R. Zajic

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Proceedings Volume 5429, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XIII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.543530
Event: Defense and Security, 2004, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

This paper continues the investigation of a foundational and yet potentially practical basis for control-theoretic sensor management, using a comprehensive, intuitive, system-level Bayesian paradigm based on finite-set statistics (FISST). In this paper we report our most recent progress, focusing on multistep look-ahead -- i.e., allocation of sensor resources throughout an entire future time-window. We determine future sensor states in the time-window using a "probabilistically natural" sensor management objective function, the posterior expected number of targets (PENT). This objective function is constructed using a new "maxi-PIMS" optimization strategy that hedges against unknowable future observation-collections. PENT is used in conjuction with approximate multitarget filters: the probability hypothesis density (PHD) filter or the multi-hypothesis correlator (MHC) filter.

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Ronald P. S. Mahler, Ronald P. S. Mahler, Tim R. Zajic, Tim R. Zajic, } "Probabilistic objective functions for sensor management", Proc. SPIE 5429, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XIII, (9 August 2004); doi: 10.1117/12.543530; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.543530

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