Nonlinear adaptive filter for closed-loop fire control

William C. Marshall

doi:10.1117/12.21793

1 September 1990 Nonlinear adaptive filter for closed-loop fire control

William C. Marshall

Proceedings Volume 1310, Signal and Image Processing Systems Performance Evaluation; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21793
Event: 1990 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1990, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper presents an adaptive or self-learning filter design intended for use in real-time closed loop pointing control systems engaging multiple targets. The design approach is based upon use of a performance index (based upon the Mahalanobis generalized distance function) and multiple filters processed in parallel using the same nonlinear measurements as input. Application of performance index criteria to the statistics of individual filter residuals allows the selection of the optimum filter set without the time delays typically encountered and thereby allows the composite filter structure to adapt (or self-learn) to uncertainties in modeling target acceleration capabilities. An advantage of this approach is that it also provides to an operator (or a robotic controller) the confidence level of tracking system performance against a maneuvering target. This information is of interest for deployment of counter-measures (e.g., fire control eventing, alarms, engagement priority, etc) or simply for laboratory system tests of design adequacy.

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William C. Marshall "Nonlinear adaptive filter for closed-loop fire control", Proc. SPIE 1310, Signal and Image Processing Systems Performance Evaluation, (1 September 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21793

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