Underwater tracking of multiple objects

GeoSpectrum Technologies Inc.，该项目的支持组织，是行业领导者， 水下声换能器和声纳处理。他们的团队在侦查方面有专业知识和经验， 海洋哺乳动物、船舶和潜艇的分类、定位和跟踪。GeoSpectrum已启动 开发创新的载人和自主水下声学监视系统。GeoSpectrum拥有 已查明，这类系统的国际市场正在不断扩大，但没有得到很好的服务。的首批公司 在这一市场利基中提供经过验证的解决方案的公司将获得显著的竞争优势。 该公司开发了一个强大的软件系统，可以根据声纳数据进行多目标跟踪。 该软件维护的轨迹描述了有多少物体存在，它们最近的运动， 他们现在的位置和速度该软件的性能非常好，但目前还没有纳入 最先进的非线性滤波技术在这个项目中，我们将通过以下方式扩展软件的功能： 结合了新颖的追踪技术。我们将提供以下增强功能：（i）多对象 使用粒子滤波器和粒子流滤波器的多传感器跟踪;以及（ii）分布式网络内处理 以最小化通信开销。我们将提供算法，将被纳入地理频谱的 软件解决方案。这些增强功能将使最先进的监控系统更快地上市 解决方案，提高Geospectrum在不断增长的海事监测市场的竞争力。 至关重要的是要监测加拿大广阔的海洋边界，以确保资源开采和海上交通 不破坏脆弱的环境。加拿大公司的发展，可以提供海事 监视技术和系统的重要性日益增加。该项目将帮助Geospectrum 发展成为提供水下声学监测系统的世界领导者，并加强 加拿大工业的重要组成部分。

GeoSpectrum Technologies Inc., the supporting organization for this project, is an industry leader in underwater acoustic transducers and sonar processing. Their team has expertise and experience in detection, classification, localization and tracking of marine mammals, ships, and submarines. GeoSpectrum has started to develop innovative manned and autonomous underwater acoustic surveillance systems. GeoSpectrum has identified there is a growing international market for such systems that is not well serviced. The first companies that provide proven solutions in this market niche will gain significant competitive advantage. The company has developed a robust software system that conducts multi-object tracking based on sonar data. The software maintains trajectories that describe how many objects are present, their recent movement, and their current position and velocity. The software performs extremely well, but does not currently incorporate state-of-the-art nonlinear filtering technology. In this project we will extend the capabilities of the software by incorporating novel tracking technology. We will provide the following enhancements: (i) multi-object multi-sensor tracking using particle filters and particle flow filters; and (ii) distributed, in-network processing to minimize communication overhead. We will deliver algorithms that will be incorporated into Geospectrum's software solutions. These enhancements will lead to a faster time-to-market of a state-of-the-art surveillance solution, improving Geospectrum's competitiveness in the growing maritime monitoring market. It is vital to monitor Canada's vast maritime boundary to ensure that resource extraction and marine traffic do not damage a fragile environment. The development of Canadian companies that can provide maritime surveillance technology and systems is of increasing importance. This project will help Geospectrum to develop into a world leader in the provision of acoustic underwater monitoring systems and strengthen a valuable sector of Canadian industry.