Target Tracking Concepts

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

Target Tracking Concepts

Course Description

If target-tracking systems is your business, this Target Tracking Concepts course is a must. You will explore the concepts associated with target tracking, including equations to assist with the explanations and the tools needed to conduct basic analysis associated with target tracking. Gain a quality overview of target tracking, from the basics to a more in-depth look at its evolution and challenges that you can apply to work at your organization.

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO TARGET TRACKING

  • Terminology
  • Key issues

REVIEW OF RELATED MATHEMATICS

  • Linear algebra
  • Probability and statistics
  • Linear systems

PARAMETER AND STATE ESTIMATION

  • Maximum likelihood estimation
  • Least-squares estimation
  • Kalman filter

TRACK FILTERING

  • Kinematic models
  • Measurement models
  • Coordinate systems
  • Kalman filter

DATA LINKS FOR NETWORK-CENTRIC TRACKING

ALPHA-BETA FILTERS

TRACKING MANEUVERING TARGETS

  • Decision-directed approaches
  • Multiple model approaches
  • How to interact multiple model estimator

TRACKING A SINGLE TARGET IN PRESENCE OF FALSE SIGNALS

  • Grating and other statistical validation of measurements
  • Track initiation and deletion
  • Nearest neighbor filter
  • Strongest neighbor filter
  • Probabilistic data association filter

ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST MODERN TARGET TRACKING RADARS

TRACKING WITH ESM SENSORS

MULTITARGET TRACKING

  • Local nearest neighbor
  • Global nearest neighbor
  • Join probabilistic data association
  • Multiple frame assignment
  • Multiple hypothesis tracking

TRACKING WITH RADARS

  • Waveforms and signal processing
  • Radar control and resource allocation
  • Data association

MULTIPLATFORM-MULTISENSOR-MULTITARGET TRACKING

  • Data links
  • Composite tracking

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR MTT SIMULATIONS

  • Monte Carol simulations
  • Track-to-truth assignment
  • Metrics
Requirements & Materials

Prerequisites

Recommended

  • Familiarity with linear algebra and probability

Session Details

  • Special Discounts: Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) employees are eligible to receive a discount.  If you are a GTRI employee, please go to the Organizational Development website and look for the coupon code under GT Professional Development. Review coupon instructions for more information.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for scientists and engineers engaged in the specification, procurement, design and development, and testing and operation of target tracking systems.

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What You Will Learn

  • Target tracking introduction
  • Related mathematics
  • Parameter and state estimation
  • Track filtering
  • Data links for network-centric tracking
  • Alpha-beta filters
  • How to track maneuvering targets and a single target in presence of false signals
  • Multi-target tracking
  • Electronic countermeasures against modern target tracking radars
  • Electronic support measures (ESM) sensors and radars tracking
  • Multiplatform-multi-sensor-multitarget tracking
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How You Will Benefit

  • Develop an understanding of the concepts associated with target tracking.
  • Master the basic mathematics and notation used in target tracking.
  • Know the role of sensors in target tracking.
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The course schedule was well-structured with a mix of lectures, class discussions, and hands-on exercises led by knowledgeable and engaging instructors.

- Abe Kani
President

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