Second-order extended Kalman filter for extended object and group tracking

In this paper, we propose a novel method for estimating an elliptic shape approximation of a moving extended object that gives rise to multiple scattered measurements per frame. For this purpose, we parameterize the elliptic shape with its orientation and the lengths of the semi-axes. We relate an individual measurement with the ellipse parameters by means of a multiplicative noise model and derive a second-order extended Kalman filter for a closed-form recursive measurement update. The benefits of the new method are discussed by means of Monte Carlo simulations for both static and dynamic scenarios.

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