J4 ›› 2013, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 148-154.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-2400.2013.01.026

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Approach for optimal filtering of the nonlinear system  with inequality constraints

WU Xinhui;HUANG Gaoming;GAO Jun   

  1. (College of Electronic Engineering, Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan  430033, China)
  • Received:2011-09-19 Online:2013-02-20 Published:2013-03-28
  • Contact: WU Xinhui E-mail:wuxinhui009@163.com

Abstract:

According to state estimation for the nonlinear system with intractable inequality constraints, a novel constrained unscented kalman filter (CUKF) is proposed. The objective function is derived by using the maximum probability method, inequality constraints are treated skillfully as a penalty function, and the optimum constrained solution can be solved iteratively using the adaptively step length method. Through theoretical analyses, the constrained solution is the rigorous local minimizer of the objective function. A target tracking example based on digital navigation is presented to illustrate the efficacy of the CUKF. Simulation results show that the CUKF has a better filtering accuracy.

Key words: target tracking, inequality state constraints, unscented kalman filter (UKF), constrained unscented kalman filter (CUKF)