An introduction is given about the current initial orbit determination mode for tracking ships. The paper proposes a method to improve the current orbit estimation mode by integrating the radar tracking measurements and onboard navigation data. The measurement and system model for the method is given, and related state transition matrix formulation is analyzed. The method is based on Markov and random process theory. The numerical results show that the finite difference method can be a good alternative for the traditional orbit estimation method.
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