Advances in the Use of Finite-Set Statistics for Multitarget Tracking

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dc.contributor.authorJimenez, Jorge Gabrielen
dc.contributor.committeechairStilwell, Daniel J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLeman, Scotland C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDe La Ree, Jaimeen
dc.contributor.committeememberWilliams, Ryan K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBaumann, William T.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-28T08:00:18Zen
dc.date.available2021-10-28T08:00:18Zen
dc.date.issued2021-10-27en
dc.description.abstractIn this dissertation, we seek to improve and advance the use of the finite-set statistics (FISST) approach to multitarget tracking. We consider a subsea multitarget tracking application that poses several challenges due to factors, such as, clutter/environmental noise, joint target and sensor state dependent measurement uncertainty, target-measurement association ambiguity, and sub-optimal sensor placement. The specific application that we consider is that of an underwater mobile sensor that measures the relative angle (i.e., bearing angle) to sources of acoustic noise in order to track one or more ships (targets) in a noisy environment. However, our contributions are generalizable for a variety of multitarget tracking applications. We build upon existing algorithms and address the problem of improving tracking performance for multiple maneuvering targets by incorporation several target motion models into a FISST tracking algorithm known as the probability hypothesis density filter. Moreover, we develop a novel method for associating measurements to targets using the Bayes factor, which improves tracking performance for FISST methods as well as other approaches to multitarget tracking. Further, we derive a novel formulation of Bayes risk for use with set-valued random variables and develop a real-time planner for sensor motion that avoids local minima that arise in myopic approaches to sensor motion planning. The effectiveness of our contributions are evaluated through a mixture of real-world and simulated data.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralIn this dissertation, we seek to improve the accuracy of multitarget tracking algorithms based on finite-set statistics (FISST). We consider a subsea tracking application where a sensor seeks to estimate the position of nearby ships using measurements of the relative sensor-ship angle. Several challenges arise in our application due to factors such as environmental noise and limited resolution of measurements. Our work advances FISST algorithms by expanding upon existing methods and deriving novel solutions to mitigate challenges. We address the non-trivial question of improving tracking accuracy by planning of future sensor motion. We show that our contributions greatly improve tracking accuracy by evaluating algorithm performance using a mixture of real-world and simulated data.en
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophyen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:32885en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/106393en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectmobile sensorsen
dc.subjectmultitarget trackingen
dc.subjectpath planningen
dc.titleAdvances in the Use of Finite-Set Statistics for Multitarget Trackingen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen

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