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Radar and Automatic Identification System Track Fusion in an Electronic Chart Display and Information System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2015

Witold Kazimierski  and
Andrzej Stateczny
Witold Kazimierski*
Affiliation:
(Institute of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Navigation, Maritime University of Szczecin, Poland)
Andrzej Stateczny
Affiliation:
(Marine Technology Ltd., Szczecin, Poland)
*
(E-mail: w.kazimierski@am.szczecin.pl)
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Abstract

This paper presents the results of research on the fusion of tracking radar and an Automatic Identification System (AIS) in an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS). First, the concept of these systems according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is described, then a set of theoretical information on radar tracking and the fusion method itself is given and finally numerical results with real data are presented. Two methods of fusion, together with their parameters, are examined. A proposal for calculating the covariance matrix for radar and AIS data is also given, and the paper ends with conclusions.

Keywords

RadarAutomatic Identification SystemIntegrated navigationECDIS
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 68 , Issue 6 , November 2015 , pp. 1141 - 1154
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2015 

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