Table 12 Motion scenario-based performance ratings of UAV tracking algorithms.

From: Advanced algorithms for UAV tracking of targets exhibiting start-stop and irregular motion

Algorithm

Smooth Linear Motion

Slow Start-Stop Motion

Rapid Start-Stop Motion

Irregular Trajectories

Sudden Direction Changes

Small Target Size

Standard Kalman Filter

9

4

3

3

2

6

Extended Kalman Filter

8

6

5

5

4

6

Unscented Kalman Filter

8

6

5

6

5

7

OC-SORT

7

7

6

7

6

7

UAVMOT with AMF

8

8

7

9

8

8

SFTrack

7

9

8

9

8

9

Flow-guided Margin Loss

7

8

8

9

9

8