Adaptive Kernel Kalman Filter Based Belief Propagation Algorithm for Maneuvering Multi-Target Tracking

Abstract

This letter incorporates the adaptive kernel Kalman filter (AKKF) into the belief propagation (BP) algorithm for multi-target tracking (MTT) in single-sensor systems. The algorithm is capable of tracking an unknown and time-varying number of targets, in the presence of false alarms, clutter and measurement-to-target association uncertainty. Experiment results reveal that the proposed method has a favourable tracking performance using the generalized optimal sub-patten assignment (GOSAP) metrics at substantially less computation cost than the particle filter (PF) based multi-target tracking (MTT) BP algorithm.