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Title: A program for passively tracking a target using an array of sensors

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10179598· OSTI ID:10179598

The problem of passively tracking a moving signal source has importance in a variety of applications such as radar, sonar, seismology, and radio astronomy. In many applications, only limited information is available about the signal source. It will be assumed here that only the signals which are detected by the sensors and the velocity of the source signal are known. The objective of this document is to present a program which passively tracks a target using an array of sensors. This program is available in MATLAB, version 3.5. The algorithm which is implemented consists of three main parts: time delay estimation, passive localization, and data post processing. Each of these parts are discussed, and the mathematical foundation for their solution given. Following, this the organization of the program is presented, and an example of its usage is given.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
10179598
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID-114259; ON: DE93019554; TRN: AHC29310%%13
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English