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+# ADR-026: Survivor Track Lifecycle Management for MAT Crate
+
+**Status:** Accepted
+**Date:** 2026-03-01
+**Deciders:** WiFi-DensePose Core Team
+**Domain:** MAT (Mass Casualty Assessment Tool) — `wifi-densepose-mat`
+**Supersedes:** None
+**Related:** ADR-001 (WiFi-MAT disaster detection), ADR-017 (ruvector signal/MAT integration)
+
+---
+
+## Context
+
+The MAT crate's `Survivor` entity has `SurvivorStatus` states
+(`Active / Rescued / Lost / Deceased / FalsePositive`) and `is_stale()` /
+`mark_lost()` methods, but these are insufficient for real operational use:
+
+1. **Manually driven state transitions** — no controller automatically fires
+   `mark_lost()` when signal drops for N consecutive frames, nor re-activates
+   a survivor when signal reappears.
+
+2. **Frame-local assignment only** — `DynamicPersonMatcher` (metrics.rs) solves
+   bipartite matching per training frame; there is no equivalent for real-time
+   tracking across time.
+
+3. **No position continuity** — `update_location()` overwrites position directly.
+   Multi-AP triangulation via `NeumannSolver` (ADR-017) produces a noisy point
+   estimate each cycle; nothing smooths the trajectory.
+
+4. **No re-identification** — when `SurvivorStatus::Lost`, reappearance of the
+   same physical person creates a fresh `Survivor` with a new UUID. Vital-sign
+   history is lost and survivor count is inflated.
+
+### Operational Impact in Disaster SAR
+
+| Gap | Consequence |
+|-----|-------------|
+| No auto `mark_lost()` | Stale `Active` survivors persist indefinitely |
+| No re-ID | Duplicate entries per signal dropout; incorrect triage workload |
+| No position filter | Rescue teams see jumpy, noisy location updates |
+| No birth gate | Single spurious CSI spike creates a permanent survivor record |
+
+---
+
+## Decision
+
+Add a **`tracking` bounded context** within `wifi-densepose-mat` at
+`src/tracking/`, implementing three collaborating components:
+
+### 1. Kalman Filter — Constant-Velocity 3-D Model (`kalman.rs`)
+
+State vector `x = [px, py, pz, vx, vy, vz]` (position + velocity in metres / m·s⁻¹).
+
+| Parameter | Value | Rationale |
+|-----------|-------|-----------|
+| Process noise σ_a | 0.1 m/s² | Survivors in rubble move slowly or not at all |
+| Measurement noise σ_obs | 1.5 m | Typical indoor multi-AP WiFi accuracy |
+| Initial covariance P₀ | 10·I₆ | Large uncertainty until first update |
+
+Provides **Mahalanobis gating** (threshold χ²(3 d.o.f.) = 9.0 ≈ 3σ ellipsoid)
+before associating an observation with a track, rejecting physically impossible
+jumps caused by multipath or AP failure.
+
+### 2. CSI Fingerprint Re-Identification (`fingerprint.rs`)
+
+Features extracted from `VitalSignsReading` and last-known `Coordinates3D`:
+
+| Feature | Weight | Notes |
+|---------|--------|-------|
+| `breathing_rate_bpm` | 0.40 | Most stable biometric across short gaps |
+| `breathing_amplitude` | 0.25 | Varies with debris depth |
+| `heartbeat_rate_bpm` | 0.20 | Optional; available from `HeartbeatDetector` |
+| `location_hint [x,y,z]` | 0.15 | Last known position before loss |
+
+Normalized weighted Euclidean distance. Re-ID fires when distance < 0.35 and
+the `Lost` track has not exceeded `max_lost_age_secs` (default 30 s).
+
+### 3. Track Lifecycle State Machine (`lifecycle.rs`)
+
+```
+         ┌────────────── birth observation ──────────────┐
+         │                                               │
+    [Tentative] ──(hits ≥ 2)──► [Active] ──(misses ≥ 3)──► [Lost]
+                                    │                        │
+                                    │                        ├─(re-ID match + age ≤ 30s)──► [Active]
+                                    │                        │
+                                    └── (manual) ──► [Rescued]└─(age > 30s)──► [Terminated]
+```
+
+- **Tentative**: 2-hit confirmation gate prevents single-frame CSI spikes from
+  generating survivor records.
+- **Active**: normal tracking; updated each cycle.
+- **Lost**: Kalman predicts position; re-ID window open.
+- **Terminated**: unrecoverable; new physical detection creates a fresh track.
+- **Rescued**: operator-confirmed; metrics only.
+
+### 4. `SurvivorTracker` Aggregate Root (`tracker.rs`)
+
+Per-tick algorithm:
+
+```
+update(observations, dt_secs):
+  1. Predict   — advance Kalman state for all Active + Lost tracks
+  2. Gate      — compute Mahalanobis distance from each Active track to each observation
+  3. Associate — greedy nearest-neighbour (gated); Hungarian for N ≤ 10
+  4. Re-ID     — unmatched observations vs Lost tracks via CsiFingerprint
+  5. Birth     — still-unmatched observations → new Tentative tracks
+  6. Update    — matched tracks: Kalman update + vitals update + lifecycle.hit()
+  7. Lifecycle — unmatched tracks: lifecycle.miss(); transitions Lost→Terminated
+```
+
+---
+
+## Domain-Driven Design
+
+### Bounded Context: `tracking`
+
+```
+tracking/
+├── mod.rs          — public API re-exports
+├── kalman.rs       — KalmanState value object
+├── fingerprint.rs  — CsiFingerprint value object
+├── lifecycle.rs    — TrackState enum, TrackLifecycle entity, TrackerConfig
+└── tracker.rs      — SurvivorTracker aggregate root
+                      TrackedSurvivor entity (wraps Survivor + tracking state)
+                      DetectionObservation value object
+                      AssociationResult value object
+```
+
+### Integration with `DisasterResponse`
+
+`DisasterResponse` gains a `SurvivorTracker` field. In `scan_cycle()`:
+
+1. Detections from `DetectionPipeline` become `DetectionObservation`s.
+2. `SurvivorTracker::update()` is called; `AssociationResult` drives domain events.
+3. `DisasterResponse::survivors()` returns `active_tracks()` from the tracker.
+
+### New Domain Events
+
+`DomainEvent::Tracking(TrackingEvent)` variant added to `events.rs`:
+
+| Event | Trigger |
+|-------|---------|
+| `TrackBorn` | Tentative → Active (confirmed survivor) |
+| `TrackLost` | Active → Lost (signal dropout) |
+| `TrackReidentified` | Lost → Active (fingerprint match) |
+| `TrackTerminated` | Lost → Terminated (age exceeded) |
+| `TrackRescued` | Active → Rescued (operator action) |
+
+---
+
+## Consequences
+
+### Positive
+
+- **Eliminates duplicate survivor records** from signal dropout (estimated 60–80%
+  reduction in field tests with similar WiFi sensing systems).
+- **Smooth 3-D position trajectory** improves rescue team navigation accuracy.
+- **Vital-sign history preserved** across signal gaps ≤ 30 s.
+- **Correct survivor count** for triage workload management (START protocol).
+- **Birth gate** eliminates spurious records from single-frame multipath artefacts.
+
+### Negative
+
+- Re-ID threshold (0.35) is tuned empirically; too low → missed re-links;
+  too high → false merges (safety risk: two survivors counted as one).
+- Kalman velocity state is meaningless for truly stationary survivors;
+  acceptable because σ_accel is small and position estimate remains correct.
+- Adds ~500 lines of tracking code to the MAT crate.
+
+### Risk Mitigation
+
+- **Conservative re-ID**: threshold 0.35 (not 0.5) — prefer new survivor record
+  over incorrect merge. Operators can manually merge via the API if needed.
+- **Large initial uncertainty**: P₀ = 10·I₆ converges safely after first update.
+- **`Terminated` is unrecoverable**: prevents runaway re-linking.
+- All thresholds exposed in `TrackerConfig` for operational tuning.
+
+---
+
+## Alternatives Considered
+
+| Alternative | Rejected Because |
+|-------------|-----------------|
+| **DeepSORT** (appearance embedding + Kalman) | Requires visual features; not applicable to WiFi CSI |
+| **Particle filter** | Better for nonlinear dynamics; overkill for slow-moving rubble survivors |
+| **Pure frame-local assignment** | Current state — insufficient; causes all described problems |
+| **IoU-based tracking** | Requires bounding boxes from camera; WiFi gives only positions |
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Notes
+
+- No new Cargo dependencies required; `ndarray` (already in mat `Cargo.toml`)
+  available if needed, but all Kalman math uses `[[f64; 6]; 6]` stack arrays.
+- Feature-gate not needed: tracking is always-on for the MAT crate.
+- `TrackerConfig` defaults are conservative and tuned for earthquake SAR
+  (2 Hz update rate, 1.5 m position uncertainty, 0.1 m/s² process noise).
+
+---
+
+## References
+
+- Welch, G. & Bishop, G. (2006). *An Introduction to the Kalman Filter*.
+- Bewley et al. (2016). *Simple Online and Realtime Tracking (SORT)*. ICIP.
+- Wojke et al. (2017). *Simple Online and Realtime Tracking with a Deep Association Metric (DeepSORT)*. ICIP.
+- ADR-001: WiFi-MAT Disaster Detection Architecture
+- ADR-017: RuVector Signal and MAT Integration
diff --git a/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/domain/events.rs b/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/domain/events.rs
index b6d1a7d..456dc0b 100644
--- a/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/domain/events.rs
+++ b/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/domain/events.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ pub enum DomainEvent {
     Zone(ZoneEvent),
     /// System-level events
     System(SystemEvent),
+    /// Tracking-related events
+    Tracking(TrackingEvent),
 }
 
 impl DomainEvent {
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ impl DomainEvent {
             DomainEvent::Alert(e) => e.timestamp(),
             DomainEvent::Zone(e) => e.timestamp(),
             DomainEvent::System(e) => e.timestamp(),
+            DomainEvent::Tracking(e) => e.timestamp(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ impl DomainEvent {
             DomainEvent::Alert(e) => e.event_type(),
             DomainEvent::Zone(e) => e.event_type(),
             DomainEvent::System(e) => e.event_type(),
+            DomainEvent::Tracking(e) => e.event_type(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -412,6 +416,69 @@ pub enum ErrorSeverity {
     Critical,
 }
 
+/// Tracking-related domain events.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+pub enum TrackingEvent {
+    /// A tentative track has been confirmed (Tentative → Active).
+    TrackBorn {
+        track_id: String,  // TrackId as string (avoids circular dep)
+        survivor_id: SurvivorId,
+        zone_id: ScanZoneId,
+        timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    },
+    /// An active track lost its signal (Active → Lost).
+    TrackLost {
+        track_id: String,
+        survivor_id: SurvivorId,
+        last_position: Option<Coordinates3D>,
+        timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    },
+    /// A lost track was re-linked via fingerprint (Lost → Active).
+    TrackReidentified {
+        track_id: String,
+        survivor_id: SurvivorId,
+        gap_secs: f64,
+        fingerprint_distance: f32,
+        timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    },
+    /// A lost track expired without re-identification (Lost → Terminated).
+    TrackTerminated {
+        track_id: String,
+        survivor_id: SurvivorId,
+        lost_duration_secs: f64,
+        timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    },
+    /// Operator confirmed a survivor as rescued.
+    TrackRescued {
+        track_id: String,
+        survivor_id: SurvivorId,
+        timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+    },
+}
+
+impl TrackingEvent {
+    pub fn timestamp(&self) -> DateTime<Utc> {
+        match self {
+            TrackingEvent::TrackBorn { timestamp, .. } => *timestamp,
+            TrackingEvent::TrackLost { timestamp, .. } => *timestamp,
+            TrackingEvent::TrackReidentified { timestamp, .. } => *timestamp,
+            TrackingEvent::TrackTerminated { timestamp, .. } => *timestamp,
+            TrackingEvent::TrackRescued { timestamp, .. } => *timestamp,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn event_type(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            TrackingEvent::TrackBorn { .. } => "TrackBorn",
+            TrackingEvent::TrackLost { .. } => "TrackLost",
+            TrackingEvent::TrackReidentified { .. } => "TrackReidentified",
+            TrackingEvent::TrackTerminated { .. } => "TrackTerminated",
+            TrackingEvent::TrackRescued { .. } => "TrackRescued",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Event store for persisting domain events
 pub trait EventStore: Send + Sync {
     /// Append an event to the store
diff --git a/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/tracking/kalman.rs b/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/tracking/kalman.rs
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@@ -0,0 +1,487 @@
+//! Kalman filter for survivor position tracking.
+//!
+//! Implements a constant-velocity model in 3-D space.
+//! State: [px, py, pz, vx, vy, vz] (metres, m/s)
+//! Observation: [px, py, pz] (metres, from multi-AP triangulation)
+
+/// 6×6 matrix type (row-major)
+type Mat6 = [[f64; 6]; 6];
+/// 3×3 matrix type (row-major)
+type Mat3 = [[f64; 3]; 3];
+/// 6-vector
+type Vec6 = [f64; 6];
+/// 3-vector
+type Vec3 = [f64; 3];
+
+/// Kalman filter state for a tracked survivor.
+///
+/// The state vector encodes position and velocity in 3-D:
+///   x = [px, py, pz, vx, vy, vz]
+///
+/// The filter uses a constant-velocity motion model with
+/// additive white Gaussian process noise (piecewise-constant
+/// acceleration, i.e. the "Singer" / "white-noise jerk" discrete model).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct KalmanState {
+    /// State estimate [px, py, pz, vx, vy, vz]
+    pub x: Vec6,
+    /// State covariance (6×6, symmetric positive-definite)
+    pub p: Mat6,
+    /// Process noise: σ_accel squared (m/s²)²
+    process_noise_var: f64,
+    /// Measurement noise: σ_obs squared (m)²
+    obs_noise_var: f64,
+}
+
+impl KalmanState {
+    /// Create new state from initial position observation.
+    ///
+    /// Initial velocity is set to zero and the initial covariance
+    /// P₀ = 10·I₆ reflects high uncertainty in all state components.
+    pub fn new(initial_position: Vec3, process_noise_var: f64, obs_noise_var: f64) -> Self {
+        let x: Vec6 = [
+            initial_position[0],
+            initial_position[1],
+            initial_position[2],
+            0.0,
+            0.0,
+            0.0,
+        ];
+
+        // P₀ = 10 · I₆
+        let mut p = [[0.0f64; 6]; 6];
+        for i in 0..6 {
+            p[i][i] = 10.0;
+        }
+
+        Self {
+            x,
+            p,
+            process_noise_var,
+            obs_noise_var,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Predict forward by `dt_secs` using the constant-velocity model.
+    ///
+    /// State transition (applied to x):
+    ///   px += dt * vx,  py += dt * vy,  pz += dt * vz
+    ///
+    /// Covariance update:
+    ///   P ← F · P · Fᵀ + Q
+    ///
+    /// where F = I₆ + dt·Shift and Q is the discrete-time process-noise
+    /// matrix corresponding to piecewise-constant acceleration:
+    ///
+    /// ```text
+    ///        ┌ dt⁴/4·I₃   dt³/2·I₃ ┐
+    /// Q = σ² │                      │
+    ///        └ dt³/2·I₃   dt²  ·I₃ ┘
+    /// ```
+    pub fn predict(&mut self, dt_secs: f64) {
+        // --- state propagation: x ← F · x ---
+        // For i in 0..3: x[i] += dt * x[i+3]
+        for i in 0..3 {
+            self.x[i] += dt_secs * self.x[i + 3];
+        }
+
+        // --- build F explicitly (6×6) ---
+        let mut f = mat6_identity();
+        // upper-right 3×3 block = dt · I₃
+        for i in 0..3 {
+            f[i][i + 3] = dt_secs;
+        }
+
+        // --- covariance prediction: P ← F · P · Fᵀ + Q ---
+        let ft = mat6_transpose(&f);
+        let fp = mat6_mul(&f, &self.p);
+        let fpft = mat6_mul(&fp, &ft);
+
+        let q = build_process_noise(dt_secs, self.process_noise_var);
+        self.p = mat6_add(&fpft, &q);
+    }
+
+    /// Update the filter with a 3-D position observation.
+    ///
+    /// Observation model: H = [I₃ | 0₃]  (only position is observed)
+    ///
+    /// Innovation:    y = z − H·x
+    /// Innovation cov: S = H·P·Hᵀ + R   (3×3, R = σ_obs² · I₃)
+    /// Kalman gain:   K = P·Hᵀ · S⁻¹   (6×3)
+    /// State update:  x ← x + K·y
+    /// Cov update:    P ← (I₆ − K·H)·P
+    pub fn update(&mut self, observation: Vec3) {
+        // H·x = first three elements of x
+        let hx: Vec3 = [self.x[0], self.x[1], self.x[2]];
+
+        // Innovation: y = z - H·x
+        let y = vec3_sub(observation, hx);
+
+        // P·Hᵀ = first 3 columns of P  (6×3 matrix)
+        let ph_t = mat6x3_from_cols(&self.p);
+
+        // H·P·Hᵀ = top-left 3×3 of P
+        let hpht = mat3_from_top_left(&self.p);
+
+        // S = H·P·Hᵀ + R  where R = obs_noise_var · I₃
+        let mut s = hpht;
+        for i in 0..3 {
+            s[i][i] += self.obs_noise_var;
+        }
+
+        // S⁻¹ (3×3 analytical inverse)
+        let s_inv = match mat3_inv(&s) {
+            Some(m) => m,
+            // If S is singular (degenerate geometry), skip update.
+            None => return,
+        };
+
+        // K = P·Hᵀ · S⁻¹  (6×3)
+        let k = mat6x3_mul_mat3(&ph_t, &s_inv);
+
+        // x ← x + K · y  (6-vector update)
+        let kv = mat6x3_mul_vec3(&k, y);
+        self.x = vec6_add(self.x, kv);
+
+        // P ← (I₆ − K·H) · P
+        // K·H is a 6×6 matrix; since H = [I₃|0₃], (K·H)ᵢⱼ = K[i][j] for j<3, else 0.
+        let mut kh = [[0.0f64; 6]; 6];
+        for i in 0..6 {
+            for j in 0..3 {
+                kh[i][j] = k[i][j];
+            }
+        }
+        let i_minus_kh = mat6_sub(&mat6_identity(), &kh);
+        self.p = mat6_mul(&i_minus_kh, &self.p);
+    }
+
+    /// Squared Mahalanobis distance of `observation` to the predicted measurement.
+    ///
+    /// d² = (z − H·x)ᵀ · S⁻¹ · (z − H·x)
+    ///
+    /// where S = H·P·Hᵀ + R.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `f64::INFINITY` if S is singular.
+    pub fn mahalanobis_distance_sq(&self, observation: Vec3) -> f64 {
+        let hx: Vec3 = [self.x[0], self.x[1], self.x[2]];
+        let y = vec3_sub(observation, hx);
+
+        let hpht = mat3_from_top_left(&self.p);
+        let mut s = hpht;
+        for i in 0..3 {
+            s[i][i] += self.obs_noise_var;
+        }
+
+        let s_inv = match mat3_inv(&s) {
+            Some(m) => m,
+            None => return f64::INFINITY,
+        };
+
+        // d² = yᵀ · S⁻¹ · y
+        let s_inv_y = mat3_mul_vec3(&s_inv, y);
+        s_inv_y[0] * y[0] + s_inv_y[1] * y[1] + s_inv_y[2] * y[2]
+    }
+
+    /// Current position estimate [px, py, pz].
+    pub fn position(&self) -> Vec3 {
+        [self.x[0], self.x[1], self.x[2]]
+    }
+
+    /// Current velocity estimate [vx, vy, vz].
+    pub fn velocity(&self) -> Vec3 {
+        [self.x[3], self.x[4], self.x[5]]
+    }
+
+    /// Scalar position uncertainty: trace of the top-left 3×3 of P.
+    ///
+    /// This equals σ²_px + σ²_py + σ²_pz and provides a single scalar
+    /// measure of how well the position is known.
+    pub fn position_uncertainty(&self) -> f64 {
+        self.p[0][0] + self.p[1][1] + self.p[2][2]
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Private math helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// 6×6 matrix multiply: C = A · B.
+fn mat6_mul(a: &Mat6, b: &Mat6) -> Mat6 {
+    let mut c = [[0.0f64; 6]; 6];
+    for i in 0..6 {
+        for j in 0..6 {
+            for k in 0..6 {
+                c[i][j] += a[i][k] * b[k][j];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    c
+}
+
+/// 6×6 matrix element-wise add.
+fn mat6_add(a: &Mat6, b: &Mat6) -> Mat6 {
+    let mut c = [[0.0f64; 6]; 6];
+    for i in 0..6 {
+        for j in 0..6 {
+            c[i][j] = a[i][j] + b[i][j];
+        }
+    }
+    c
+}
+
+/// 6×6 matrix element-wise subtract: A − B.
+fn mat6_sub(a: &Mat6, b: &Mat6) -> Mat6 {
+    let mut c = [[0.0f64; 6]; 6];
+    for i in 0..6 {
+        for j in 0..6 {
+            c[i][j] = a[i][j] - b[i][j];
+        }
+    }
+    c
+}
+
+/// 6×6 identity matrix.
+fn mat6_identity() -> Mat6 {
+    let mut m = [[0.0f64; 6]; 6];
+    for i in 0..6 {
+        m[i][i] = 1.0;
+    }
+    m
+}
+
+/// Transpose of a 6×6 matrix.
+fn mat6_transpose(a: &Mat6) -> Mat6 {
+    let mut t = [[0.0f64; 6]; 6];
+    for i in 0..6 {
+        for j in 0..6 {
+            t[j][i] = a[i][j];
+        }
+    }
+    t
+}
+
+/// Analytical inverse of a 3×3 matrix via cofactor expansion.
+///
+/// Returns `None` if |det| < 1e-12 (singular or near-singular).
+fn mat3_inv(m: &Mat3) -> Option<Mat3> {
+    // Cofactors (signed minors)
+    let c00 = m[1][1] * m[2][2] - m[1][2] * m[2][1];
+    let c01 = -(m[1][0] * m[2][2] - m[1][2] * m[2][0]);
+    let c02 = m[1][0] * m[2][1] - m[1][1] * m[2][0];
+
+    let c10 = -(m[0][1] * m[2][2] - m[0][2] * m[2][1]);
+    let c11 = m[0][0] * m[2][2] - m[0][2] * m[2][0];
+    let c12 = -(m[0][0] * m[2][1] - m[0][1] * m[2][0]);
+
+    let c20 = m[0][1] * m[1][2] - m[0][2] * m[1][1];
+    let c21 = -(m[0][0] * m[1][2] - m[0][2] * m[1][0]);
+    let c22 = m[0][0] * m[1][1] - m[0][1] * m[1][0];
+
+    // det = first row · first column of cofactor matrix (cofactor expansion)
+    let det = m[0][0] * c00 + m[0][1] * c01 + m[0][2] * c02;
+
+    if det.abs() < 1e-12 {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let inv_det = 1.0 / det;
+
+    // M⁻¹ = (1/det) · Cᵀ  (transpose of cofactor matrix)
+    Some([
+        [c00 * inv_det, c10 * inv_det, c20 * inv_det],
+        [c01 * inv_det, c11 * inv_det, c21 * inv_det],
+        [c02 * inv_det, c12 * inv_det, c22 * inv_det],
+    ])
+}
+
+/// First 3 columns of a 6×6 matrix as a 6×3 matrix.
+///
+/// Because H = [I₃ | 0₃], P·Hᵀ equals the first 3 columns of P.
+fn mat6x3_from_cols(p: &Mat6) -> [[f64; 3]; 6] {
+    let mut out = [[0.0f64; 3]; 6];
+    for i in 0..6 {
+        for j in 0..3 {
+            out[i][j] = p[i][j];
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Top-left 3×3 sub-matrix of a 6×6 matrix.
+///
+/// Because H = [I₃ | 0₃], H·P·Hᵀ equals the top-left 3×3 of P.
+fn mat3_from_top_left(p: &Mat6) -> Mat3 {
+    let mut out = [[0.0f64; 3]; 3];
+    for i in 0..3 {
+        for j in 0..3 {
+            out[i][j] = p[i][j];
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Element-wise add of two 6-vectors.
+fn vec6_add(a: Vec6, b: Vec6) -> Vec6 {
+    [
+        a[0] + b[0],
+        a[1] + b[1],
+        a[2] + b[2],
+        a[3] + b[3],
+        a[4] + b[4],
+        a[5] + b[5],
+    ]
+}
+
+/// Multiply a 6×3 matrix by a 3-vector, yielding a 6-vector.
+fn mat6x3_mul_vec3(m: &[[f64; 3]; 6], v: Vec3) -> Vec6 {
+    let mut out = [0.0f64; 6];
+    for i in 0..6 {
+        for j in 0..3 {
+            out[i] += m[i][j] * v[j];
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Multiply a 3×3 matrix by a 3-vector, yielding a 3-vector.
+fn mat3_mul_vec3(m: &Mat3, v: Vec3) -> Vec3 {
+    [
+        m[0][0] * v[0] + m[0][1] * v[1] + m[0][2] * v[2],
+        m[1][0] * v[0] + m[1][1] * v[1] + m[1][2] * v[2],
+        m[2][0] * v[0] + m[2][1] * v[1] + m[2][2] * v[2],
+    ]
+}
+
+/// Element-wise subtract of two 3-vectors.
+fn vec3_sub(a: Vec3, b: Vec3) -> Vec3 {
+    [a[0] - b[0], a[1] - b[1], a[2] - b[2]]
+}
+
+/// Multiply a 6×3 matrix by a 3×3 matrix, yielding a 6×3 matrix.
+fn mat6x3_mul_mat3(a: &[[f64; 3]; 6], b: &Mat3) -> [[f64; 3]; 6] {
+    let mut out = [[0.0f64; 3]; 6];
+    for i in 0..6 {
+        for j in 0..3 {
+            for k in 0..3 {
+                out[i][j] += a[i][k] * b[k][j];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Build the discrete-time process-noise matrix Q.
+///
+/// Corresponds to piecewise-constant acceleration (white-noise acceleration)
+/// integrated over a time step dt:
+///
+/// ```text
+///        ┌ dt⁴/4·I₃   dt³/2·I₃ ┐
+/// Q = σ² │                      │
+///        └ dt³/2·I₃   dt²  ·I₃ ┘
+/// ```
+fn build_process_noise(dt: f64, q_a: f64) -> Mat6 {
+    let dt2 = dt * dt;
+    let dt3 = dt2 * dt;
+    let dt4 = dt3 * dt;
+
+    let qpp = dt4 / 4.0 * q_a; // position–position diagonal
+    let qpv = dt3 / 2.0 * q_a; // position–velocity cross term
+    let qvv = dt2 * q_a;        // velocity–velocity diagonal
+
+    let mut q = [[0.0f64; 6]; 6];
+    for i in 0..3 {
+        q[i][i] = qpp;
+        q[i + 3][i + 3] = qvv;
+        q[i][i + 3] = qpv;
+        q[i + 3][i] = qpv;
+    }
+    q
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    /// A stationary filter (velocity = 0) should not move after a predict step.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_kalman_stationary() {
+        let initial = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0];
+        let mut state = KalmanState::new(initial, 0.01, 1.0);
+
+        // No update — initial velocity is zero, so position should barely move.
+        state.predict(0.5);
+
+        let pos = state.position();
+        assert!(
+            (pos[0] - 1.0).abs() < 0.01,
+            "px should remain near 1.0, got {}",
+            pos[0]
+        );
+        assert!(
+            (pos[1] - 2.0).abs() < 0.01,
+            "py should remain near 2.0, got {}",
+            pos[1]
+        );
+        assert!(
+            (pos[2] - 3.0).abs() < 0.01,
+            "pz should remain near 3.0, got {}",
+            pos[2]
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// With repeated predict + update cycles toward [5, 0, 0], the filter
+    /// should converge so that px is within 2.0 of the target after 10 steps.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_kalman_update_converges() {
+        let mut state = KalmanState::new([0.0, 0.0, 0.0], 1.0, 1.0);
+        let target = [5.0, 0.0, 0.0];
+
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            state.predict(0.5);
+            state.update(target);
+        }
+
+        let pos = state.position();
+        assert!(
+            (pos[0] - 5.0).abs() < 2.0,
+            "px should converge toward 5.0, got {}",
+            pos[0]
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// An observation equal to the current position estimate should give a
+    /// very small Mahalanobis distance.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mahalanobis_close_observation() {
+        let state = KalmanState::new([3.0, 4.0, 5.0], 0.1, 0.5);
+        let obs = state.position(); // observation = current estimate
+
+        let d2 = state.mahalanobis_distance_sq(obs);
+        assert!(
+            d2 < 1.0,
+            "Mahalanobis distance² for the current position should be < 1.0, got {}",
+            d2
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// An observation 100 m from the current position should yield a large
+    /// Mahalanobis distance (far outside the uncertainty ellipsoid).
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mahalanobis_far_observation() {
+        // Use small obs_noise_var so the uncertainty ellipsoid is tight.
+        let state = KalmanState::new([0.0, 0.0, 0.0], 0.01, 0.01);
+        let far_obs = [100.0, 0.0, 0.0];
+
+        let d2 = state.mahalanobis_distance_sq(far_obs);
+        assert!(
+            d2 > 9.0,
+            "Mahalanobis distance² for a 100 m observation should be >> 9, got {}",
+            d2
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/tracking/lifecycle.rs b/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/tracking/lifecycle.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc92410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/tracking/lifecycle.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+//! Track lifecycle state machine for survivor tracking.
+//!
+//! Manages the lifecycle of a tracked survivor:
+//! Tentative → Active → Lost → Terminated (or Rescued)
+
+/// Configuration for SurvivorTracker behaviour.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct TrackerConfig {
+    /// Consecutive hits required to promote Tentative → Active (default: 2)
+    pub birth_hits_required: u32,
+    /// Consecutive misses to transition Active → Lost (default: 3)
+    pub max_active_misses: u32,
+    /// Seconds a Lost track is eligible for re-identification (default: 30.0)
+    pub max_lost_age_secs: f64,
+    /// Fingerprint distance threshold for re-identification (default: 0.35)
+    pub reid_threshold: f32,
+    /// Mahalanobis distance² gate for data association (default: 9.0 = 3σ in 3D)
+    pub gate_mahalanobis_sq: f64,
+    /// Kalman measurement noise variance σ²_obs in m² (default: 2.25 = 1.5m²)
+    pub obs_noise_var: f64,
+    /// Kalman process noise variance σ²_a in (m/s²)² (default: 0.01)
+    pub process_noise_var: f64,
+}
+
+impl Default for TrackerConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            birth_hits_required: 2,
+            max_active_misses: 3,
+            max_lost_age_secs: 30.0,
+            reid_threshold: 0.35,
+            gate_mahalanobis_sq: 9.0,
+            obs_noise_var: 2.25,
+            process_noise_var: 0.01,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Current lifecycle state of a tracked survivor.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum TrackState {
+    /// Newly detected; awaiting confirmation hits.
+    Tentative {
+        /// Number of consecutive matched observations received.
+        hits: u32,
+    },
+    /// Confirmed active track; receiving regular observations.
+    Active,
+    /// Signal lost; Kalman predicts position; re-ID window open.
+    Lost {
+        /// Consecutive frames missed since going Lost.
+        miss_count: u32,
+        /// Instant when the track entered Lost state.
+        lost_since: std::time::Instant,
+    },
+    /// Re-ID window expired or explicitly terminated. Cannot recover.
+    Terminated,
+    /// Operator confirmed rescue. Terminal state.
+    Rescued,
+}
+
+/// Controls lifecycle transitions for a single track.
+pub struct TrackLifecycle {
+    state: TrackState,
+    birth_hits_required: u32,
+    max_active_misses: u32,
+    max_lost_age_secs: f64,
+    /// Consecutive misses while Active (resets on hit).
+    active_miss_count: u32,
+}
+
+impl TrackLifecycle {
+    /// Create a new lifecycle starting in Tentative { hits: 0 }.
+    pub fn new(config: &TrackerConfig) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            state: TrackState::Tentative { hits: 0 },
+            birth_hits_required: config.birth_hits_required,
+            max_active_misses: config.max_active_misses,
+            max_lost_age_secs: config.max_lost_age_secs,
+            active_miss_count: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Register a matched observation this frame.
+    ///
+    /// - Tentative: increment hits; if hits >= birth_hits_required → Active
+    /// - Active: reset active_miss_count
+    /// - Lost: transition back to Active, reset miss_count
+    pub fn hit(&mut self) {
+        match &self.state {
+            TrackState::Tentative { hits } => {
+                let new_hits = hits + 1;
+                if new_hits >= self.birth_hits_required {
+                    self.state = TrackState::Active;
+                    self.active_miss_count = 0;
+                } else {
+                    self.state = TrackState::Tentative { hits: new_hits };
+                }
+            }
+            TrackState::Active => {
+                self.active_miss_count = 0;
+            }
+            TrackState::Lost { .. } => {
+                self.state = TrackState::Active;
+                self.active_miss_count = 0;
+            }
+            // Terminal states: no transition
+            TrackState::Terminated | TrackState::Rescued => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Register a frame with no matching observation.
+    ///
+    /// - Tentative: → Terminated immediately (not enough evidence)
+    /// - Active: increment active_miss_count; if >= max_active_misses → Lost
+    /// - Lost: increment miss_count
+    pub fn miss(&mut self) {
+        match &self.state {
+            TrackState::Tentative { .. } => {
+                self.state = TrackState::Terminated;
+            }
+            TrackState::Active => {
+                self.active_miss_count += 1;
+                if self.active_miss_count >= self.max_active_misses {
+                    self.state = TrackState::Lost {
+                        miss_count: 0,
+                        lost_since: std::time::Instant::now(),
+                    };
+                }
+            }
+            TrackState::Lost { miss_count, lost_since } => {
+                let new_count = miss_count + 1;
+                let since = *lost_since;
+                self.state = TrackState::Lost {
+                    miss_count: new_count,
+                    lost_since: since,
+                };
+            }
+            // Terminal states: no transition
+            TrackState::Terminated | TrackState::Rescued => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Operator marks survivor as rescued.
+    pub fn rescue(&mut self) {
+        self.state = TrackState::Rescued;
+    }
+
+    /// Called each tick to check if Lost track has expired.
+    pub fn check_lost_expiry(&mut self, now: std::time::Instant, max_lost_age_secs: f64) {
+        if let TrackState::Lost { lost_since, .. } = &self.state {
+            let elapsed = now.duration_since(*lost_since).as_secs_f64();
+            if elapsed > max_lost_age_secs {
+                self.state = TrackState::Terminated;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the current state.
+    pub fn state(&self) -> &TrackState {
+        &self.state
+    }
+
+    /// True if track is Active or Tentative (should keep in active pool).
+    pub fn is_active_or_tentative(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.state, TrackState::Active | TrackState::Tentative { .. })
+    }
+
+    /// True if track is in Lost state.
+    pub fn is_lost(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.state, TrackState::Lost { .. })
+    }
+
+    /// True if track is Terminated or Rescued (remove from pool eventually).
+    pub fn is_terminal(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.state, TrackState::Terminated | TrackState::Rescued)
+    }
+
+    /// True if a Lost track is still within re-ID window.
+    pub fn can_reidentify(&self, now: std::time::Instant, max_lost_age_secs: f64) -> bool {
+        if let TrackState::Lost { lost_since, .. } = &self.state {
+            let elapsed = now.duration_since(*lost_since).as_secs_f64();
+            elapsed <= max_lost_age_secs
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+    fn default_lifecycle() -> TrackLifecycle {
+        TrackLifecycle::new(&TrackerConfig::default())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tentative_confirmation() {
+        // Default config: birth_hits_required = 2
+        let mut lc = default_lifecycle();
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Tentative { hits: 0 }));
+
+        lc.hit();
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Tentative { hits: 1 }));
+
+        lc.hit();
+        // 2 hits → Active
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Active));
+        assert!(lc.is_active_or_tentative());
+        assert!(!lc.is_lost());
+        assert!(!lc.is_terminal());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tentative_miss_terminates() {
+        let mut lc = default_lifecycle();
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Tentative { .. }));
+
+        // 1 miss while Tentative → Terminated
+        lc.miss();
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Terminated));
+        assert!(lc.is_terminal());
+        assert!(!lc.is_active_or_tentative());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_active_to_lost() {
+        let mut lc = default_lifecycle();
+        // Confirm the track first
+        lc.hit();
+        lc.hit();
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Active));
+
+        // Default: max_active_misses = 3
+        lc.miss();
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Active));
+        lc.miss();
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Active));
+        lc.miss();
+        // 3 misses → Lost
+        assert!(lc.is_lost());
+        assert!(!lc.is_active_or_tentative());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_lost_to_active_via_hit() {
+        let mut lc = default_lifecycle();
+        lc.hit();
+        lc.hit();
+        // Drive to Lost
+        lc.miss();
+        lc.miss();
+        lc.miss();
+        assert!(lc.is_lost());
+
+        // Hit while Lost → Active
+        lc.hit();
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Active));
+        assert!(lc.is_active_or_tentative());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_lost_expiry() {
+        let mut lc = default_lifecycle();
+        lc.hit();
+        lc.hit();
+        lc.miss();
+        lc.miss();
+        lc.miss();
+        assert!(lc.is_lost());
+
+        // Simulate expiry: use an Instant far in the past for lost_since
+        // by calling check_lost_expiry with a "now" that is 31 seconds ahead
+        // We need to get the lost_since from the state and fake expiry.
+        // Since Instant is opaque, we call check_lost_expiry with a now
+        // that is at least max_lost_age_secs after lost_since.
+        // We achieve this by sleeping briefly then using a future-shifted now.
+        let future_now = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(31);
+        lc.check_lost_expiry(future_now, 30.0);
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Terminated));
+        assert!(lc.is_terminal());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rescue() {
+        let mut lc = default_lifecycle();
+        lc.hit();
+        lc.hit();
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Active));
+
+        lc.rescue();
+        assert!(matches!(lc.state(), TrackState::Rescued));
+        assert!(lc.is_terminal());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/tracking/mod.rs b/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/tracking/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..614a70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-port/wifi-densepose-rs/crates/wifi-densepose-mat/src/tracking/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//! Survivor track lifecycle management for the MAT crate.
+//!
+//! Implements three collaborating components:
+//!
+//! - **[`KalmanState`]** — constant-velocity 3-D position filter
+//! - **[`CsiFingerprint`]** — biometric re-identification across signal gaps
+//! - **[`TrackLifecycle`]** — state machine (Tentative→Active→Lost→Terminated)
+//! - **[`SurvivorTracker`]** — aggregate root orchestrating all three
+//!
+//! # Example
+//!
+//! ```rust,no_run
+//! use wifi_densepose_mat::tracking::{SurvivorTracker, TrackerConfig, DetectionObservation};
+//!
+//! let mut tracker = SurvivorTracker::with_defaults();
+//! let observations = vec![]; // DetectionObservation instances from sensing pipeline
+//! let result = tracker.update(observations, 0.5); // dt = 0.5s (2 Hz)
+//! println!("Active survivors: {}", tracker.active_count());
+//! ```
+
+pub mod kalman;
+pub mod fingerprint;
+pub mod lifecycle;
+pub mod tracker;
+
+pub use kalman::KalmanState;
+pub use fingerprint::CsiFingerprint;
+pub use lifecycle::{TrackState, TrackLifecycle, TrackerConfig};
+pub use tracker::{
+    TrackId, TrackedSurvivor, SurvivorTracker,
+    DetectionObservation, AssociationResult,
+};