Using example x99, with 2 parabolic tracks, a varying number of missed target events, a varying number of false detections (Poisson distribution), a penalty for unused measurements, plus apriori probabilities in the cost function (P(missed target)=0.1, P(false detection)=Poisson with rate 1), w(K) is the total cost of the best paths for K=1..4 (using Kn=0.01, S2a=2, L=4): w = 91.848 40.683 85.527 126.94 The minimum cost occurs for K=2, which agrees with the actual input data used for the simulation (2 tracks). Examining the best paths for K=4: [combos(:,path_index(:,1))', n1', n2', n_false_detect'] 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 6 6 1 1 1 1 2 6 6 1 1 1 1 2 6 6 1 1 2 1 2 6 6 1 1 0 6 6 6 6 0 1 1 1 2 6 6 1 1 3 1 2 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 6 6 1 1 2 1 2 6 6 1 1 1 1 2 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 3 6 1 1 1 1 2 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 6 6 1 1 1 1 2 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 6 6 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 1 1 2 The last column of the above table shows the number of false detections generated per unit time. The n1 and n2 columns show the number of measurements used for the true tracks. These were generated randomly, with P(missed target)=0.1 and in this case only sample #6 for target #1 was generated as a missed detection. The first four columns show the measurement indices used in the four tracks as determined by the K-path L-best Viterbi algorithm. In these columns, the number 6 represents a missed target event detection. Numbers 1 to 5 represent selections of the measurements, with 1 and 2 corresponding to real target measurements (except for row 6 where target #1 had no measurement) and 3 to 5 corresponding to false detections. Row 1 is for time=1, row 2 for time=2, etc.