IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems · 1989 · 29 citations · 7 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringFlight DynamicsFlight MechanicsUnmanned Aircraft SystemsKalman FilteringManeuveringManeuvering ControlTracking SystemsPolar Coordinate SystemsPolar Coordinate TransformationsState Vector EstimationState Vector FormalismState Vector FormulationTrajectory Tracking In Maneuvering Flight
Aircraft targets normally maneuver on circular paths, which has led to tracking filters based on circular turns. A coordinate system to track circular maneuvers with a simple Kalman filter is introduced. This system is a polar coordinate system located at the center of the maneuver. It leads to a tracking filter with range, angle, and angular velocity in the state vector. Simulation results are presented, showing that the algorithm displays improved performance over methods based on constant x-y acceleration when tracking circular turns.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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