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On Tracking Multiple Indistinguishable Targets
Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference
  • Ye Zhu, Cleveland State University
  • Vikram A
  • Huirong Fu
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2012
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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a generic approach to tracking multiple indistinguishable moving targets with wireless sensor networks. The tracking algorithm first separates the aggregate signals from multiple indistinguishable targets via the Blind Source Separation (BSS) method. Through the analysis on both the temporal and the spatial correlation of the separated individual signals, the tracking algorithm determines the real-time location of a target and its moving track. A voting scheme based on the spatial information is designed to better estimate the moving track. Furthermore, we analyze and discuss the influence of signal attenuation and the tracking resolution of the proposed tracking approach. Both empirical experiments and simulations show that the proposed approach can both accurately and precisely track multiple indistinguishable moving targets.

DOI
10.1109/MASS.2012.6502496
Citation Information
Ye Zhu, Vikram A and Huirong Fu. "On Tracking Multiple Indistinguishable Targets" Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference (2012) p. 1 - 9
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ye_zhu/11/