A PMHT algorithm for active sonar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5430, Issue , 2004, Pages 132-142

  Hempel, Christian G ^a   Doran, Sheri L ^a  

^a NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Active sonar; Clutter; Detection; Multi waveform; PMHT; PMHTAS; Target maneuvers; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA REDUCTION; DEMODULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADAR CLUTTER; REVERBERATION; TRACKING RADAR; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ACTIVE SONARS; CLUTTERS; PROBABILISTIC MULTI HYPOTHESIS TRACKING; TARGET MANEUVERS;

SONAR;

EID: 8844237641     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.542112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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