MULTIPLATFORM MULTISENSOR FUSION WITH ADAPTIVE-RATE DATA COMMUNICATION

Authors
HONG L WANG WC LOGAN M DONOHUE T
Citation
L. Hong et al., MULTIPLATFORM MULTISENSOR FUSION WITH ADAPTIVE-RATE DATA COMMUNICATION, IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems, 33(1), 1997, pp. 274-281
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Telecommunications,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Aerospace Engineering & Tecnology
Journal title
IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189251
Volume
33
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
274 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9251(1997)33:1<274:MMFWAD>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
An algorithm for multiplatform multisensor fusion with adaptive-rate d ata communication is presented. In this new communication/fusion schem e, data are compressed before communication and decompressed and fused after communication. The amount of information to be compressed, as w ell as the data communication rate, depends on target kinematics. Near -optimal globally fused results are achieved with communicating data a t an adaptive rate: low rate for fusing tracks of nonmaneuvering targe ts and high rate for fusing tracks of maneuvering targets. Significant savings in communication resources are achieved.