Labeled Random Finite Sets and Multi-Object Conjugate Priors

The objective of multi-object estimation is to simultaneously estimate the number of objects and their states from a set of observations in the presence of data association uncertainty, detection uncertainty, false observations, and noise. This estimation problem can be formulated in a Bayesian fram...

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Main Authors: Vo, Ba Tuong, Vo, Ba-Ngu
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24008
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description The objective of multi-object estimation is to simultaneously estimate the number of objects and their states from a set of observations in the presence of data association uncertainty, detection uncertainty, false observations, and noise. This estimation problem can be formulated in a Bayesian framework by modeling the (hidden) set of states and set of observations as random finite sets (RFSs) that covers thinning, Markov shifts, and superposition. A prior for the hidden RFS together with the likelihood of the realization of the observed RFS gives the posterior distribution via the application of Bayes rule. We propose a new class of RFS distributions that is conjugate with respect to the multiobject observation likelihood and closed under the Chapman-Kolmogorov equation. This result is tested on a Bayesian multi-target tracking algorithm.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-240082017-09-13T13:55:44Z Labeled Random Finite Sets and Multi-Object Conjugate Priors Vo, Ba Tuong Vo, Ba-Ngu The objective of multi-object estimation is to simultaneously estimate the number of objects and their states from a set of observations in the presence of data association uncertainty, detection uncertainty, false observations, and noise. This estimation problem can be formulated in a Bayesian framework by modeling the (hidden) set of states and set of observations as random finite sets (RFSs) that covers thinning, Markov shifts, and superposition. A prior for the hidden RFS together with the likelihood of the realization of the observed RFS gives the posterior distribution via the application of Bayes rule. We propose a new class of RFS distributions that is conjugate with respect to the multiobject observation likelihood and closed under the Chapman-Kolmogorov equation. This result is tested on a Bayesian multi-target tracking algorithm. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24008 10.1109/TSP.2013.2259822 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers restricted
spellingShingle Vo, Ba Tuong
Vo, Ba-Ngu
Labeled Random Finite Sets and Multi-Object Conjugate Priors
title Labeled Random Finite Sets and Multi-Object Conjugate Priors
title_full Labeled Random Finite Sets and Multi-Object Conjugate Priors
title_fullStr Labeled Random Finite Sets and Multi-Object Conjugate Priors
title_full_unstemmed Labeled Random Finite Sets and Multi-Object Conjugate Priors
title_short Labeled Random Finite Sets and Multi-Object Conjugate Priors
title_sort labeled random finite sets and multi-object conjugate priors
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24008