Target Existence Probability in the Distributed Kalman Filter

Paper in proceeding, 2013

In this paper, the target existence probability for a single target in clutter is derived. More specifically, the paper considers target existence in the distributed Kalman filter. First, a conceptual solution is derived explicitly for a two-sensor case, and second a moment-matching approximation is performed, which enables computational tractability. The results can be generalized to arbitrary numbers of sensors.