Kalman-filter architectures for battle management. Phase 1. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6716409

Satterfield, D

This report develops a comprehensive theory of parallel Kalman filtering based on a unique decoupling principle permitting the predictor and corrector equations in the filter to be computed in parallel. Highly parallel algorithms and systolic architectures for efficiently implementing these advanced filtering techniques are presented. The application of these methods to Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) target tracking problems is also described. The PFK theory is well developed, mature and ready to proceed to full-scale validation on a parallel-processing testbed. Because the PFK technology has been needed to solve several applications in the DoD for more than a decade, it is anticipated that, once fully developed, this technology can benefit several sectors of the DoD. This is possible because the necessary technology has only recently been available to transition the PKF theory into practice. Keywords: Computer architecture, Signal processing, Parallel processors.

• Research Organization: Systolic Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6716409
• Report Number(s): AD-A-195526/9/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALGORITHMS
ARRAY PROCESSORS
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
DECOUPLING
DIGITAL FILTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EQUATIONS
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
MILITARY STRATEGY
NATIONAL DEFENSE
PARALLEL PROCESSING
PROGRAMMING
PROGRESS REPORT
TARGETS