IMM tracking of a theater ballistic missile during boost phase

Robert G. Hutchins; Anthony San Jose

doi:10.1117/12.324646

3 September 1998 IMM tracking of a theater ballistic missile during boost phase

Robert G. Hutchins, Anthony San Jose

Proceedings Volume 3373, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 1998; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324646
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Since the SCUD launches in the Gulf War, theater ballistic missile (TBM) systems have become a growing concern for the US military. Detection, tracking and engagement during boost phase or shortly after booster cutoff are goals that grow in importance with the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. This paper addresses the performance of tracking algorithms for TBMs during boost phase and across the transition to ballistic flight. Three families of tracking algorithms are examined: alpha-beta-gamma trackers, Kalman-based trackers, and the interactive multiple model (IMM) tracker. In addition, a variation on the IMM to include prior knowledge of a booster cutoff parameter is examined. Simulated data is used to compare algorithms. Also, the IMM tracker is run on an actual ballistic missile trajectory. Results indicate that IMM trackers show significant advantage in tracking through the model transition represented by booster cutoff.

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Robert G. Hutchins and Anthony San Jose "IMM tracking of a theater ballistic missile during boost phase", Proc. SPIE 3373, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 1998, (3 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324646

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