Tracking and surveillance techniques
The purpose of this training is to provide listeners with the basic knowledge and justification for the different surveillance and target tracking techniques in a complex environment.
The course lasts 5 days (30 hours).
After a review of the basic definitions and general principles concerning the sensors used, the course is oriented towards a detailed analysis:
- of tracking and surveillance techniques
- of different algorithms
- of associated architectures
The following is included in this approach:
- Recent developments in tracking algorithms
- Development towards sensors in networks and multi-sensor systems
A site visit to Thales illustrates the application of these techniques.
Course level: Basic/Advanced
This course is intended for any engineer wishing to increase their knowledge in the field of surveillance and target tracking, whether as a designer or user of these techniques.
Basic knowledge in radar and optronic detection and theoretical knowledge of signal processing would be beneficial.
The following courses:
- ELA 001 Introduction to radar
- ELA 006 Performance capabilities and applications of radar
- ELA 007 Radar systems: existing and future concepts"
- ELA 015 Optronics
- MTS 001 Signal processing: conventional techniques
can also contribute to this knowledge.
Jean-François GRANDIN:
Engineer at the Technical Department of Electronic Warfare Systems at THALES Airborne Systems.
- Basic definitions
- Tracking, (continuous/discontinuous) surveillance
- Examples: surface-to-air, air-to-ground
- Sensors
- Radar, optronics, ESM
- General characteristics (principles, precisions, rates)
- Essential limitations (fluctuations, multi-paths, funds)
- The principles of tracking
- Association, initialization/confirmation, filtering/prediction
- Choice of coordinates
- Target templates
- The different algorithms
- State estimation
- Classic filtering
- Interactive models (IMM)
- Particulate filtering
- Association techniques
- Nearest neighbor
- Probabilistic Association
- Multiple hypothesis test (MHT)
- Maintaining tracks
- Looping with sensors
- State estimation
- Multi-sensor tracking architectures
- Association of tracks
- Multi-radar surveillance
- Multi-sensory surveillance
- Joint surveillance and classification
- Site visit to Thales
- Passive radar on opportune emissions
- Ground-to-air conduct
- Air Traffic Control
- Conclusions and panel discussion
Scheduled in French:
PARIS: 22 to 26 November 2021
For the English realization, please, consult us.