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A study of a new data association and track initiation method with normalized distance squared ordering

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In an underwater environment, measurements regarding true targets and false targets (clutter) can be made. Therefore, a suitable data association method to exactly detect and track a target and an efficient track initiation method for judging tracks formed by the target should be selected in this environment. This paper attempts to propose a new data association method and track initiation method to detect and track targets more effectively. Also, the performance of the new method is tested in a series of Monte Carlo simulation runs and is compared with the existing data association and track initiation methods in a cluttered environment.

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  1. Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, 309, EOS Building Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Yangho-dong, Gumi-city, Gyeongbuk, 730-751, Korea

    Seung-Woo Kim

  2. Samsung Thales Co., LTD., 259, Gongdan-dong, Gumi-City, Gyeongbuk, 730-030, Korea

    Young-Taek Lim

  3. Department of Electronics, Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

    Taek-Lyul Song

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Seung-Woo Kim received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Kumoh National University in 2001 and his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Pusan National University in 2003. He is now with the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, Korea. His research interests include audio compression, digital signal process, and target tracking.

Young-Taek Lim received his B.S. degree in Control and Instrumentation Engineering from Hanyang University, Korea, in 2000, and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics, Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineering from Hanyang University, Korea, in 2002 and 2007, respectively. Since 2007, he has been with Samsung Thales Co., LTD., Korea, where he is a senior research engineer. His research interests are in target motion analysis, target tracking, data association, data fusion and engagement naval systems.

Taek-Lyul Song received his Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983. He is a Professor in the Department of Electronics, Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Hanyang University, Korea. His research interests include target state estimation, guidance, navigation and control.

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Kim, SW., Lim, YT. & Song, TL. A study of a new data association and track initiation method with normalized distance squared ordering. Int. J. Control Autom. Syst. 9, 815–822 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12555-011-0501-z

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