A POMDP framework for coordinated guidance of autonomous UAVs for multitarget tracking

Eurasip Journal on Advances in Signal Processing

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Miller, Scott A ^a   Harris, Zachary A ^a   Chong, Edwin K P ^b  

^a NUMERICA CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DECISION THEORY; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

APPROXIMATION METHODS; DYNAMIC CONSTRAINTS; GUIDANCE ALGORITHMS; MEAN-SQUARED ERRORS; MULTI-TARGET TRACKING; MULTIPLE GROUNDS; ON-BOARD SENSORS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OTHER APPLICATIONS; PARTIALLY OBSERVABLE MARKOV DECISION PROCESS; STATE OPTIMIZATIONS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 63749125729     PISSN: 16876172     EISSN: 16876180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/724597     Document Type: Article

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