Search Results - "Morrell, D.R."

Robust tracking of marginally observable targets by Morrell, D.R., Stirling, W.C.

“…The authors address the robust determination of a target trajectory from acoustic or radar data under conditions that may render conventional estimation…”
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Set-values filtering and smoothing by Morrell, D.R., Stirling, W.C.

“…A theory of discrete-time optimal filtering and smoothing based on convex sets of probability distributions is presented. Rather than propagating a single…”
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Multi-mode detection with Markov target motion by Sinno, D., Cochran, D., Morrell, D.R.

“…This paper addresses the problem of the configuration of a detection system offering multiple modes of operation that differ in their detection performance and…”
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Vector quantization codebook generation using simulated annealing by Flanagan, J.K., Morrell, D.R., Frost, R.L., Read, C.J., Nelson, B.E.

“…The authors present an algorithm for the generation of codebooks from a set of training vectors using simulated annealing. Convergence of the algorithm to the…”
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VQ codebook design using improved simulated annealing algorithms by Lu, N.-A., Morrell, D.R.

“…The authors investigate the design of codebooks for vector quantization (VQ) using three simulated annealing algorithms: generalized simulated annealing (GSA),…”
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MAP estimation using a Viterbi approach with continuous-state representation by Champlin, C.R., Morrell, D.R.

“…In most target tracking references, the problem of detecting and tracking small dim objects in image sequences is cast as a nonlinear maximum a posteriori…”
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Implementation of a continuous-state Viterbi algorithm for MAP state estimation by Morrell, D.R., Martin, R.D.

“…The authors address the formation of a Viterbi algorithm for maximum a posteriori (MAP) state sequence estimation of a discrete-time continuous-valued Markov…”
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An epistemic utility based set-valued multiple-target tracker by Stirling, W.C., Thompson, J.B., Morrell, D.R.

“…The performance of a multiple target tracking method should degrade gracefully as the conditions of the collection become less favorable to optimal operation…”
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Epistemic utility estimation by Morrell, D.R.

“…An epistemological model of rational decision-making, developed by Issac Levi, is applied to the estimation problem. The estimators thus developed are optimal…”
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Convex Bayes decision theory by Stirling, W.C., Morrell, D.R.

“…The basic concepts of Levi's epistemic utility theory and credal convexity are presented. Epistemic utility, in addition to penalizing error as is done with…”
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