A Comparative Study of Target Tracking Approaches in Wireless Sensor Networks

Table 2

Classification of target tracking approaches.

	[28]	[39]	[31]	[43]	[36]
Network structure
Face	—	—	✓	—	—
Tree	—	—	—	—	✓
Cluster
S: static	S	—	—	—	D
D: dynamic
Prediction	✓	Kinematics & theory of probability	✓	—	Linear, EKF, and PF
Type of target
Continuous	—	—	—	—	—
Discrete	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Number of targets
Single	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Multiple	—	—	—	✓	—
Type of sensors (binary)	—	—	—	✓	—
Recovery	—	—	✓	—	✓