TeK Associates

Thomas H. Kerr III, Ph.D. electrical engineer, with 40+ years experience in Kalman filter & related Signal Processing (in underlying mathematics, physics, supporting modeling & simulation). R&D System Engineering experience in JTIDS RelNav, GPS & INS/GPS navigation for the U.S. Navy/Air Force, & in target tracking for strategic Early Warning Radars in national defense roles (SDI, NMD\UEWR) & in countermeasures. Was involved with D-1 Trident/C-4 Poseidon back-fit SSBN SINS/ESGM navigation (1973-1979, where he developed an original automated failure detection algorithm for the ESGM as a Kalman filter real-time accoutrement inv olving 2 Confidence Regions & also posed and solved the problem of SSBN external navaid fix utilization while evading enemy surveillance as a “cat-and-mouse” game of sensor schedule optimization within a natural Nav filter context), with GPS DT&E(OR) on-board SSN-701 (1980's), and with airborne GPS/INS (1990's, 2011-12) and in Navy's ACOSS Littoral Surveillance (2003). He was involved with IV&V analysis of Navy LAMPS Lofar/Difar & other sonar and sonobuoy target tracking (1980's). He uses Monte-Carlo simulation (Matlab/Simulink) of the above to set parameters & substantiate conclusions. He has published extensively (~130+). He received Barry Carlton Award for Best Paper in IEEE TAES in 1987. AIAA GNC Associate Fellow/IEEE Life Senior Member.