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Pseudo-Linear Kalman Filter-based GPS Active Aircraft Tracking Algorithm

by Zhimin Chen¹, Yuanxin Qu¹, Yuming Bo¹, Yongliang Zhang¹, Bo Cong¹

1 China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Controlling Department, Jiangyin, 214431, China
2 Corresponding author.

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Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2015, 108(5), 303-313. https://doi.org/10.3970/cmes.2015.108.303

Abstract

For the sake of a higher accuracy of active aircraft GPS tracking, the tracking algorithm based on pseudo-linear Kalman filter is hereby proposed. This algorithm simplifies geometrical and algebraic relations to obtain a pseudo-linear model, then tracking the target by means of Kalman filter algorithm. Meanwhile, the tracking algorithm is studied to build a velocity & position tracking model and a velocity & acceleration tracking model. As shown by the experimental result, the tracking algorithm based on pseudo-linear Kalman filter can meet the requirement of active aircraft GPS tracking, but also attain a higher tracking accuracy in velocity & acceleration tracking model.

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