Target tracking using the interactive multiple model method

This paper is about how to develop a practical target tracking algorithm for different motion modes. The new model was implemented by computer simulation to prove its performance and compared with the often-used current statistical model. The simulation results show that the new IMM model (interactive multiple model) has low tracking error in both maneuvering segment and non-maneuvering segment while the current statistical model has much higher tracking error in non-maneuvering segment. In the point of tracking accuracy, the IMM method is much better than the current acceleration method. It can be developed into a practical target tracking method.