Reentry vehicle filtering using a passive angle-only sensor

M Mallick, X Tian, L Xu - IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we address the filtering problem of a reentry vehicle (RV) using a passive
sensor onboard an aircraft. The passive sensor measures the azimuth and elevation angles …

Launch point estimation with a single passive sensor without trajectory state estimation

Z Tian, K Yang, M Danino… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The goal of this article is to provide a real-time implementable algorithm to estimate the
launch point (LP) of a thrusting object using angle-only measurements. The measurements …

Estimation for a thrusting/ballistic object with mass ejection from a single fixed passive sensor with delayed acquisition

K Yang, Q Lu, Y Bar-Shalom, P Willett… - … on Aerospace and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The trajectory estimation problem of a thrusting/ballistic object in three-dimensional (3-D)
space has been previously solved with 2-D measurements (azimuth and elevation angles …

Ballistic object trajectory and impact point estimation in the reentry phase from a moving passive sensor

Z Tian, K Yang, M Danino… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article considers the problem of estimating the trajectory of a ballistic target in the
reentry phase using 2-D measurements (azimuth and elevation angles) from a moving …

Motion parameter estimation of a thrusting/ballistic object from a single fixed passive sensor with delayed acquisition

K Yang, Q Lu, Y Bar-Shalom, P Willett… - 2017 20th …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In previous works, it has been shown that the estimation problem of a thrusting/ballistic
object in the three-dimensional space can be solved with two-dimensional measurements …

Observability of a thrusting/ballistic trajectory in 3-D from a single fixed passive sensor

K Yang, Y Bar-Shalom, P Willett… - … on Aerospace and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In previous works, it has been shown that the motion of a thrusting/ballistic object in a three-
dimensional (3-D) space is observable with 2-D measurements from a stationary passive …

Launch point estimation with a single fixed passive sensor without trajectory state estimation

Z Tian, K Yang, M Danino… - … Fusion, and Target …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
This paper considers the problem of estimating the launch point (LP) of a thrusting object
from a single fixed sensor's 2-D angle-only measurements (azimuth and elevation). It is …

Bound on the estimation of a 3-D trajectory from a stationary passive sensor and its attainability

K Yang, Y Bar-Shalom, P Willett… - 2018 21st …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It has been shown in previous works that the trajectory of a thrusting/ballistic object in three-
dimensional space is observable with two-dimensional measurements from a stationary …

Trajectory estimation and impact point prediction of a ballistic object from a single fixed passive sensor

K Yang, Y Bar-Shalom, P Willett… - … Fusion, and Target …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
For a thrusting/ballistic target, works have shown that a single fixed sensor with 2-D angle-
only measurements (azimuth and elevation angles) is able to estimate the target's 3-D …

Tracking initially unresolved thrusting objects in 3D using a single stationary optical sensor

Q Lu, Y Bar-Shalom, P Willett… - … Fusion, and Target …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
This paper considers the problem of estimating the 3D states of a salvo of thrusting/ballistic
endo-atmospheric objects using 2D Cartesian measurements from the focal plane array …