May 7, 2004

 

Songhwai Oh will give a talk about multiple target tracking.

 

Title: Hierarchical Multiple Target Tracking Algorithm for Sensor Networks

Abstract: Multiple target tracking is a canonical application of sensor networks as it exhibits different aspects of sensor networks such as event detection, sensor information fusion, multi-hop communication, sensor management and decision making. The task of tracking multiple objects in a sensor network is challenging due to constraints on a sensor node such as short communication and sensing ranges, a limited computational power and a limited amount of memory. In addition, since a sensor network surveillance system needs to operate autonomously without human operators, it requires an autonomous tracking algorithm which is capable of initiating and terminating an unknown number of tracks. In this paper, we develop a scalable hierarchical multiple target tracking algorithm that is autonomous and robust against transmission failures and communication delays.