Benchmarks for target tracking

Darin T. Dunham; Philip D. West

doi:10.1117/12.894411

16 September 2011 Benchmarks for target tracking

Darin T. Dunham, Philip D. West

Proceedings Volume 8137, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2011; 81370V (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894411
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The term benchmark originates from the chiseled horizontal marks that surveyors made, into which an angle-iron could be placed to bracket ("bench") a leveling rod, thus ensuring that the leveling rod can be repositioned in exactly the same place in the future. A benchmark in computer terms is the result of running a computer program, or a set of programs, in order to assess the relative performance of an object by running a number of standard tests and trials against it. This paper will discuss the history of simulation benchmarks that are being used by multiple branches of the military and agencies of the US government. These benchmarks range from missile defense applications to chemical biological situations. Typically, a benchmark is used with Monte Carlo runs in order to tease out how algorithms deal with variability and the range of possible inputs. We will also describe problems that can be solved by a benchmark.

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Darin T. Dunham and Philip D. West "Benchmarks for target tracking", Proc. SPIE 8137, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2011, 81370V (16 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894411

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