Abstract
A ship at sea finds its way using a combination of its own instruments and a collection of external navigation systems. If all the navigation data over the course of a voyage are recorded, how well can one reconstruct the track of the ship? On March 26, 1993 William J. Satzer from 3M described an approach to track reconstruction by way of optimal smoothing theory. The goal is (i) to provide an accurate and reliable “truth track” to serve as a basis for analysis of long range ocean sensors, and (ii) to develop means for using disparate data sources to form a coherent picture of an environment.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
C.A. Wolfe and W.J. Satzer, Smoothed track reconstruction of ocean going vessels, IEEE Proceedings of Position Location and Navigation Symposium, December 1982.
A. Gelb, et al., Applied Optimal Estimation, M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1989.
B.D.O. Anderson and J.B. Moore, Optimal Filtering, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1979.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1994 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Friedman, A. (1994). Track reconstruction and data fusion. In: Mathematics in Industrial Problems. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, vol 57. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8383-3_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8383-3_14
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4613-8385-7
Online ISBN: 978-1-4613-8383-3
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive