title: Multiaspect target detection via the infinite hidden Markov model.
abstract: A new multiaspect target detection method is presented based on the infinite hidden Markov model (iHMM). The scattering of waves from a target is modeled as an iHMM with the number of underlying states treated as infinite, from which a full posterior distribution on the number of states associated with the targets is inferred and the target-dependent states are learned collectively. A set of Dirichlet processes (DPs) are used to define the rows of the HMM transition matrix and these DPs are linked and shared via a hierarchical Dirichlet process. Learning and inference for the iHMM are based on a Gibbs sampler. The basic framework is applied to a detailed analysis of measured acoustic scattering data.
authors.affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0291, USA.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Yuting
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Lawrence
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authors.lastname: Carin