Entropy-based space object data association using an adaptive gaussian sum filter

This paper shows an approach to improve the statistical validity of orbital estimates and uncertainties as well as a method of associating measurements with the correct resident space objects and classifying events in near realtime. The approach involves using an adaptive Gaussian mixture solution to the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equation for its applicability to the resident space object tracking problem. The Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equation describes the time-evolution of the probability density function for nonlinear stochastic systems with Gaussian inputs, which often results in non-Gaussian outputs. The adaptive Gaussian sum filter provides a computationally efficient and accurate solution for this equation, which captures the non-Gaussian behavior associated with these nononding measurement association methods are evaluated using simulated data in realistic scenarios to determine their performance and feasibility.