Least squares estimation and hybrid Cramér-Rao lower bound for absolute sensor registration

Stefano Fortunati, Fulvio Gini, Maria S. Greco, Alfonso Farina, Antonio Graziano, Sofia Giompapa

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Abstract

An important prerequisite for successful multisensor integration is that the data from the reporting sensors are transformed to a common reference frame free of systematic or registration bias errors. If not properly corrected, registration errors can seriously degrade the global surveillance system performance. The absolute sensor registration (or grid-locking) process aligns remote data coming from sensors to an absolute reference frame. In this paper we consider a multi-target scenario and we address the problem of jointly estimating registration errors involved in the absolute grid-locking problem with two radars. A linear Least Squares (LS) estimator is derived and its statistical performance compared to the hybrid Cramér-Rao lower bound (HCRLB).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2012 Tyrrhenian Workshop on Advances in Radar and Remote Sensing
Subtitle of host publicationFrom Earth Observation to Homeland Security, TyWRRS 2012
Pages30-35
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 Tyrrhenian Workshop on Advances in Radar and Remote Sensing: From Earth Observation to Homeland Security, TyWRRS 2012 - Naples, Italy
Duration: 12 Sept 201214 Sept 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2012 Tyrrhenian Workshop on Advances in Radar and Remote Sensing: From Earth Observation to Homeland Security, TyWRRS 2012

Conference

Conference2012 Tyrrhenian Workshop on Advances in Radar and Remote Sensing: From Earth Observation to Homeland Security, TyWRRS 2012
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityNaples
Period12/09/1214/09/12

Keywords

  • Cramér-Rao lower bound
  • Multisensor system
  • bias errors
  • grid-locking
  • least squares algorithm
  • sensor registration

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