Particle Filter Methods for Space Object Tracking
Abstract
An approach for space object tracking utilizing particle filters is presented. New meth-ods are developed and used to construct a robust constrained admissible region given a set of angles-only measurements, which is then approximated by a finite mixture distri-bution. This probabilistic initial orbit solution is refined using subsequent measurements through a particle filter approach. A proposal density is constructed based on an approxi-mate Bayesian update and samples, or particles, are drawn from this proposed probability density to assign and correct weflights, which form the basis for a more accurate Bayesian update. A finite mixture distribution is then fit to these weflighted samples to reinitialize the cycle. This approach is compared to methods that approximate all probability densities as finite mixtures and process them as such. Both approaches utilize recursive estimation based on Bayesian statistics, but the benefits of densely sampling the support probabil-ity based on incoming measurements is weighed against remaining solely within the finite mixture approximation and performing measurement corrections there.
Recommended Citation
J. S. McCabe and K. J. DeMars, "Particle Filter Methods for Space Object Tracking," Proceedings of the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference (2014, San Diego, CA), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Aug 2014.
Meeting Name
AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference (2014: Aug, 4- 7, San Diego, CA)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Astrophysics; Distributed computer systems; Mixtures; Probability density function; Signal filtering and prediction; Target tracking; Admissible regions; Bayesian statistics; Finite mixture distribution; Finite mixtures; Measurement corrections; Particle filter; Probability densities; Recursive estimation; Monte Carlo methods
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1624103087
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2014 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Aug 2014
