BeiDou B1I/B3I Signals Joint Tracking Algorithm Based on Kalman Filter

Dual-frequency satellite positioning receivers are widely used because they can eliminate ionospheric delay and solve the full-circumference ambiguity quickly.However,in traditional dual-frequency receivers,the relevance of dual-frequency signals are not considered,and,with no improvement imposed to the tracking loop,two independent tracking loops are used to achieve the tracking of dual-frequency signals.In this paper,the Bei Dou dual-frequency signals joint tracking algorithm based on Kalman filter is proposed for the tracking of Bei Dou B1I and B3I dual-frequency signals.Taking the relevance of B1I and B3I signals into consideration,the algorithm adds a Kalman filter between the phase detector and carrier loop filter of the traditional dual-frequency independent tracking loop.The output results of the phase detectors of the B1I and B3I branches are then combined and filtered by the Kalman filter,and the results are input to the carrier loop filters of the corresponding branches.Proved by experiments,the algorithm not only enables the loop to enter a stable tracking state quickly,but also reduces the noise bandwidth of the two loop filters by about 10 Hz with the same tracking performance obtained.

End-to-End Joint Multi-Object Detection and Tracking for Intelligent Transportation Systems

Environment perception is one of the most critical technology of intelligent transportation systems(ITS).Motion interaction between multiple vehicles in ITS makes it important to perform multi-object tracking(MOT).However,most existing MOT algorithms follow the tracking-by-detection framework,which separates detection and tracking into two independent segments and limit the global efciency.Recently,a few algorithms have combined feature extraction into one network;however,the tracking portion continues to rely on data association,and requires com‑plex post-processing for life cycle management.Those methods do not combine detection and tracking efciently.This paper presents a novel network to realize joint multi-object detection and tracking in an end-to-end manner for ITS,named as global correlation network(GCNet).Unlike most object detection methods,GCNet introduces a global correlation layer for regression of absolute size and coordinates of bounding boxes,instead of ofsetting predictions.The pipeline of detection and tracking in GCNet is conceptually simple,and does not require compli‑cated tracking strategies such as non-maximum suppression and data association.GCNet was evaluated on a multivehicle tracking dataset,UA-DETRAC,demonstrating promising performance compared to state-of-the-art detectors and trackers.

Joint tracking and classification of extended targets with complex shapes

This paper addresses the problem of joint tracking and classification(JTC) of a single extended target with a complex shape. To describe this complex shape, the spatial extent state is first modeled by star-convex shape via a random hypersurface model(RHM), and then used as feature information for target classification. The target state is modeled by two vectors to alleviate the influence of the high-dimensional state space and the severely nonlinear observation model on target state estimation, while the Euclidean distance metric of the normalized Fourier descriptors is applied to obtain the analytical solution of the updated class probability. Consequently, the resulting method is called the "JTC-RHM method." Besides, the proposed JTC-RHM is integrated into a Bernoulli filter framework to solve the JTC of a single extended target in the presence of detection uncertainty and clutter, resulting in a JTC-RHM-Ber filter. Specifically, the recursive expressions of this filter are derived. Simulations indicate that:(1) the proposed JTC-RHM method can classify the targets with complex shapes and similar sizes more correctly, compared with the JTC method based on the random matrix model,(2) the proposed method performs better in target state estimation than the star-convex RHM based extended target tracking method,(3) the proposed JTC-RHM-Ber filter has a promising performance in state detection and estimation, and can achieve target classification correctly.

Passive target tracking with intermittent measurement based on random finite set

In the tracking problem for the maritime radiation source by a passive sensor,there are three main difficulties,i.e.,the poor observability of the radiation source,the detection uncertainty(false and missed detections)and the uncertainty of the target appearing/disappearing in the field of view.These difficulties can make the establishment or maintenance of the radiation source target track invalid.By incorporating the elevation information of the passive sensor into the automatic bearings-only tracking(BOT)and consolidating these uncertainties under the framework of random finite set(RFS),a novel approach for tracking maritime radiation source target with intermittent measurement was proposed.Under the RFS framework,the target state was represented as a set that can take on either an empty set or a singleton; meanwhile,the measurement uncertainty was modeled as a Bernoulli random finite set.Moreover,the elevation information of the sensor platform was introduced to ensure observability of passive measurements and obtain the unique target localization.Simulation experiments verify the validity of the proposed approach for tracking maritime radiation source and demonstrate the superiority of the proposed approach in comparison with the traditional integrated probabilistic data association(IPDA)method.The tracking performance under different conditions,particularly involving different existence probabilities and different appearance durations of the target,indicates that the method to solve our problem is robust and effective.

Design and realization of synchronization circuit for GPS software receiver based on FPGA

With research on the carrier phase synchronization and symbol synchronization algorithm of demodulation module, a synchronization circuit system is designed for GPS software receiver based on field programmable gate array （FPGA）, and a series of experiment is done on the hardware platform. The result shows the all-digital synchronization and demodulation of GPS intermediate frequency （IF） signal can be realized and applied in embedded real-time GPS software receiver system. It is verified that the decision-directed joint tracking algorithm of carrier phase and symbol timing for received signals from GPS is reasonable. In addition, the loop works steadily and can be used for receiving GPS signals using synchronous demodulation. The synchronization circuit for GPS software receiver designed based on FPGA has the features of low cost, miniaturization, low power and real-time. Surely, it will become one of the development directions for GPS and even GNSS embedded real-time software receiver.