Tracking is an estimation process that computes the position of a target based on optimization of a criterion that relates the observations with the estimates. The criterion is represented mathematically using the cost function.
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(2009). Cost Function. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_936
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