Algorithms for simultaneous automatic track initiation in multiple radar networks

In a system which uses tracking facilities of equal authority collocated at every radar station, redundant communication links between the stations provide a failure tolerant data exchange capability. Algorithms are described which lead to a unique system track for a target entered into the system by several radar sensors, while each of the collocated tracking facilities starts an individual track by pooling radar information from its own sensor and from neighboring sensors seeing the same target. The functions of automatic multiradar track initiation and management for echo targets are illustrated by some simulation results. Extension of the algorithms to strobe tracking and triangulation is outlined.