Accession Number:

ADA289514

Title:

System and Method for Rapidly Tracking Highly Dynamic Vehicles.

Descriptive Note:

Patent Application. filed 18 Oct 94,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Hammel, Sherry E.
• Gong, Kai F.
• Jackson, Neil J.
• Keay, Kathleen D.
• MacDonald, John F.

Report Date:

1994-10-18

Pagination or Media Count:

25.0

Abstract:

A trajectory estimation system for estimating a trajectory of a target in response to a series of data items which generated in response to motion of the target. The trajectory estimation system includes a data segmentation means and a trajectory selection means. The data segmentation means processes the series of data items in accordance with a regressionmultiple-hypothesis methodology to generate a plurality of segments, each having associated data items which have similar features. The trajectory selection means for processing said segments in accordance with a multiple-model hypothesis methodology to generate a corresponding statistically-supportable candidate trajectory motion estimate of target motion thereby to provide indicia of an overall trajectory of the target.

Descriptors:

• *TRAJECTORIES
• *PATENTS
• DYNAMICS
• MOVING TARGETS
• TRACKING
• TARGETS
• ESTIMATES
• VEHICLES
• SELECTION
• SEGMENTED

Subject Categories:

• Guided Missile Trajectories, Accuracy and Ballistics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE