Title
A distributed expectation-maximization algorithm for OTHR multipath target tracking
Abstract
Consider the problem of joint state estimation and mode identification for over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) multipath target tracking, where multiple resolvable detections corresponding to the different propagation modes come from the same target, a consensus based distributed expectation-maximization (EM) framework is proposed in this paper. By regarding the OTHR as a sensor network where each propagation mode corresponds to a sensor node, the proposed distributed EM deals with the multiple data association and state estimation jointly based on the network consensus theory. In the E-step, each mode independently calculates local state estimate by using its associated measurement. A consensus filter is used to exchange its localized estimate with its neighbors and then fuse them. In the M-step, each mode uses the estimated global state to find the local optimal measurement in the nearest neighbor sense. Based on the above iterative and consensus mechanism, the global optimal state estimate is obtained in the E-step while the local optimal measurement for each mode is chosen in the M-step. The proposed distributed EM algorithm is more accurate and computational effective than the conventional EM algorithm via a numerical example of OTHR target tracking.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2014
Fusion
distributed expectation-maximization algorithm,over-the-horizon radar multipath target tracking,data association,target tracking,state estimation,multipath,circuit theory,expectation maximization,network consensus theory,othr,consensus filter,iterative mechanism,consensus mechanism,mode identification,radar tracking,distributed expectation-maximization framework,sensor fusion,clutter,time measurement
Field
DocType
Citations 
Multipath propagation,Expectation–maximization algorithm,Computer science,Artificial intelligence,Machine learning
Conference
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hua Lan152.40
Yan Liang210.34
Zengfu Wang3113385.70
Feng Yang444.12
Quan Pan552140.66