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AWR1642BOOST: What's the EKF observation equation in pplcount demo project?

Part Number: AWR1642BOOST

Hi:

    I am reading the source codeof pplcount demo project. In gtrack_unitUpdate() function, we calculate the observation equation's Jacobian Matrix.

    What I want to know is what the observation equation is, thank u!

  • Hi,

           By "observation equation" do you mean the state update equation? if so below is the equation

  • Thank u for your answer! I mean the nonlinear function in EKF.

    For a simple Kalman Filter example:

    X(k)=A X(k-1)+B U(k)+W(k)
    Z(k)=H X(k)+V(k);

    I call 'A' in the first formula a state transition(update) function, and 'H' in the 2nd formula a observation funtion.

    In pplcount the function describes what is the ralationship between state vector X(k) [x, y, dot{x}, dot{y}, dotdot{x}, dotdot{y}] (same as s(n) in your answering) and observation vector Z(k).

    In pplcount project, Z(k) = [range, azimuth, velocity], which is a 3x1 vector.