EOGT 2013 - Special Session on Extended Object and Group Tracking

Standard target tracking algorithms usually assume that the target is a single point without an extent. However, there are several scenarios in which this assumption is not feasible. For example, when the resolution of modern sensor devices is higher than the spatial extent of the target, a varying number of measurements from different spatially distributed reflection centers on the target are received. Furthermore, a collectively moving group of point targets can be treated as a single extended target because of the high interdependency of the group members. This Special Session addresses fundamental techniques, recent developments and future research directions in the field of extended object and group tracking.