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    Continuity of object tracking
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2022) Williams, Haney W., author; Simske, Steven J., advisor; Azimi-Sadjadi, Mahmood R., committee member; Chong, Edwin K. P., committee member; Beveridge, J. Ross, committee member
    The demand for object tracking (OT) applications has been increasing for the past few decades in many areas of interest: security, surveillance, intelligence gathering, and reconnaissance. Lately, newly-defined requirements for unmanned vehicles have enhanced the interest in OT. Advancements in machine learning, data analytics, and deep learning have facilitated the recognition and tracking of objects of interest; however, continuous tracking is currently a problem of interest to many research projects. This dissertation presents a system implementing a means to continuously track an object and predict its trajectory based on its previous pathway, even when the object is partially or fully concealed for a period of time. The system is divided into two phases: The first phase exploits a single fixed camera system and the second phase is composed of a mesh of multiple fixed cameras. The first phase system is composed of six main subsystems: Image Processing, Detection Algorithm, Image Subtractor, Image Tracking, Tracking Predictor, and the Feedback Analyzer. The second phase of the system adds two main subsystems: Coordination Manager and Camera Controller Manager. Combined, these systems allow for reasonable object continuity in the face of object concealment.