Control of Observation Systems with Application to Radar
We formulate the problem of managing sensors as one of optimal control of the resulting state estimator covariance matrix. Originally posed in the early days of optimal control, this problem has received little attention, despite the proliferation of active sensing systems and sensor networks and the resulting need to target observations to obtain useful state estimates while minimizing energy expenditure. We consider the problem where the parameters of an observation system, to be selected from an given set, are controlled in-the-loop. We give a necessary condition for optimality and a numerical scheme for.nding these solutions. Finally, using a convenient parametrization of the ambiguity function for a certain class of pulsed radar systems, we apply this theory to optimal tracking of a target with known dynamics.
Sensor Management Observation Control Radar
Alan C. O’Connor
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
国际会议
2009年中国控制与决策会议(2009 Chinese Control and Decision Conference)
广西桂林
英文
2140-2145
2009-06-17（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）