Dynamic sector processing using 2D assignment for rotating radars

Biruk K. Habtemariam; R. Tharmarasa; M. Pelletier; T. Kirubarajan

doi:10.1117/12.896492

16 September 2011 Dynamic sector processing using 2D assignment for rotating radars

Biruk K. Habtemariam, R. Tharmarasa, M. Pelletier, T. Kirubarajan

Proceedings Volume 8137, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2011; 81370U (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896492
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Electronically scanned array radars as well as mechanically steered rotating antennas return measurements with different time stamps during the same scan while sweeping form one region to another. Data association algorithms process the measurements at the end of the scan in order to satisfy the common one measurement per track assumption. Data processing at the end of a full scan resulted in delayed target state update. This issue becomes more apparent while tracking fast moving targets with low scan rate sensors. In this paper, we present new dynamic sector processing algorithm using 2D assignment for continuously scanning radars. A complete scan can be divided into sectors, which could be as small as a single detection, depending on the scanning rate and sparsity of targets. Data association followed by filtering and target state update is done dynamically while sweeping from one end to another. Along with the benefit of immediate track updates, continuous tracking results in challenges such as multiple targets spanning multiple sectors and targets crossing consecutive sectors. Also, associations performed in the current sector may require changes in association done in previous sectors. Such difficulties are resolved by the proposed 2D assignment algorithm that implements an incremental Hungarian assignment technique. The algorithm offers flexibility with respect to assignment variables for fusing of measurements received in consecutive sectors. Furthermore the proposed technique can be extended to multiframe assignment for jointly processing data from multiple scanning radars. Experimental results based on rotating radars are presented.

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Biruk K. Habtemariam, R. Tharmarasa, M. Pelletier, and T. Kirubarajan "Dynamic sector processing using 2D assignment for rotating radars", Proc. SPIE 8137, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2011, 81370U (16 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896492

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