What I Was Missing While Using The Kalman Filter For Object Tracking

On how the object’s velocity is estimated when not measured

Introduction

The Kalman filter is a complicated algorithm, and in most cases, people use it without fully understanding its equations.

When I started working with the Kalman filter I did the same. I read a bunch of tutorials that tried to intuitively explain the algorithm, but in doing so, neglected a crucial part regarding the role of the covariance matrix.

The product I was …

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