A Radar Multi-target Tracking Algorithm Based on Gaussian Mixture PHD Filter under Doppler Blind Zone

Abstract

Due to the Doppler Blind Zone (DBZ), the target tracking of Doppler radar becomes more and more complicated. In this paper, a multi-target tracking algorithm based on Gaussian Mixture Probability Hypothesis Density (GM-PHD) for DBZ is proposed. The algorithm introduces the Minimum Detectable Velocity (MDV) information to the traditional detection probability model to update the GM-PHD and the updated equation of the GM-PHD is deduced. The simulation results show that, compared to the traditional GM-PHD with the only Doppler measurement, the proposed algorithm improves greatly the radar tracking performance of moving target under the condition of minor MDV.

Keywords

• Doppler Blind Zone (DBZ)
• Minimum Detectable Velocity (MDV)
• Doppler information
• Gaussian Mixture Probability Hypothesis Density (GM-PHD)