Data Fusion: Concepts and Ideas

Data Fusion: Concepts and Ideas
Author: H B Mitchell
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2012-02-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642272223

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and idea of multisensor data fusion. It is an extensively revised second edition of the author's successful book: "Multi-Sensor Data Fusion: An Introduction" which was originally published by Springer-Verlag in 2007. The main changes in the new book are: New Material: Apart from one new chapter there are approximately 30 new sections, 50 new examples and 100 new references. At the same time, material which is out-of-date has been eliminated and the remaining text has been rewritten for added clarity. Altogether, the new book is nearly 70 pages longer than the original book. Matlab code: Where appropriate we have given details of Matlab code which may be downloaded from the worldwide web. In a few places, where such code is not readily available, we have included Matlab code in the body of the text. Layout. The layout and typography has been revised. Examples and Matlab code now appear on a gray background for easy identification and advancd material is marked with an asterisk. The book is intended to be self-contained. No previous knowledge of multi-sensor data fusion is assumed, although some familarity with the basic tools of linear algebra, calculus and simple probability is recommended. Although conceptually simple, the study of mult-sensor data fusion presents challenges that are unique within the education of the electrical engineer or computer scientist. To become competent in the field the student must become familiar with tools taken from a wide range of diverse subjects including: neural networks, signal processing, statistical estimation, tracking algorithms, computer vision and control theory. All too often, the student views multi-sensor data fusion as a miscellaneous assortment of different processes which bear no relationship to each other. In contrast, in this book the processes are unified by using a common statistical framework. As a consequence, the underlying pattern of relationships that exists between the different methodologies is made evident. The book is illustrated with many real-life examples taken from a diverse range of applications and contains an extensive list of modern references.

Multi-Sensor Data Fusion

Multi-Sensor Data Fusion
Author: H.B. Mitchell
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2007-07-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3540715592

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the theories and techniques of multi-sensor data fusion. It is aimed at advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students in electrical engineering and computer science, as well as researchers and professional engineers. The book is intended to be self-contained. No previous knowledge of multi-sensor data fusion is assumed, although some familiarity with the basic tools of linear algebra, calculus and simple probability theory is recommended.

Distributed Data Fusion for Network-Centric Operations

Distributed Data Fusion for Network-Centric Operations
Author: David Hall
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2017-12-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1439860335

With the recent proliferation of service-oriented architectures (SOA), cloud computing technologies, and distributed-interconnected systems, distributed fusion is taking on a larger role in a variety of applications—from environmental monitoring and crisis management to intelligent buildings and defense. Drawing on the work of leading experts around the world, Distributed Data Fusion for Network-Centric Operations examines the state of the art of data fusion in a distributed sensing, communications, and computing environment. Get Insight into Designing and Implementing Data Fusion in a Distributed Network Addressing the entirety of information fusion, the contributors cover everything from signal and image processing, through estimation, to situation awareness. In particular, the work offers a timely look at the issues and solutions involving fusion within a distributed network enterprise. These include critical design problems, such as how to maintain a pedigree of agents or nodes that receive information, provide their contribution to the dataset, and pass to other network components. The book also tackles dynamic data sharing within a network-centric enterprise, distributed fusion effects on state estimation, graph-theoretic methods to optimize fusion performance, human engineering factors, and computer ontologies for higher levels of situation assessment. A comprehensive introduction to this emerging field and its challenges, the book explores how data fusion can be used within grid, distributed, and cloud computing architectures. Bringing together both theoretical and applied research perspectives, this is a valuable reference for fusion researchers and practitioners. It offers guidance and insight for those working on the complex issues of designing and implementing distributed, decentralized information fusion.

Multisensor Data Fusion

Multisensor Data Fusion
Author: David Hall
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 564
Release: 2001-06-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1420038540

The emerging technology of multisensor data fusion has a wide range of applications, both in Department of Defense (DoD) areas and in the civilian arena. The techniques of multisensor data fusion draw from an equally broad range of disciplines, including artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, and statistical estimation. With the rapid evolut

Data Fusion in Information Retrieval

Data Fusion in Information Retrieval
Author: Shengli Wu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2012-04-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642288669

The technique of data fusion has been used extensively in information retrieval due to the complexity and diversity of tasks involved such as web and social networks, legal, enterprise, and many others. This book presents both a theoretical and empirical approach to data fusion. Several typical data fusion algorithms are discussed, analyzed and evaluated. A reader will find answers to the following questions, among others: What are the key factors that affect the performance of data fusion algorithms significantly? What conditions are favorable to data fusion algorithms? CombSum and CombMNZ, which one is better? and why? What is the rationale of using the linear combination method? How can the best fusion option be found under any given circumstances?

High-level Data Fusion

High-level Data Fusion
Author: Subrata Kumar Das
Publisher: Artech House Publishers
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2008
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781596932814

"This resource provides comprehensive details on cutting-edge data fusion techniques that help professionals develop powerful situation assessment services with eye-popping capabilities and performance. This book explores object and situation fusion processes with an appropriate handling of uncertainties. Moreover, it applies cutting-edge artificial intelligence and emergency technologies like particle filtering, spatiotemporal clustering, net-centricity, agent formalism, and distributed fusion together with essential Level 1 and 2 fusion techniques. Professionals discover all the tools they need to design high-level fusion services, select algorithms and software, simulate performance, and evaluate systems with never-before effectiveness."--BOOK JACKET.

Data Fusion Methodology and Applications

Data Fusion Methodology and Applications
Author: Marina Cocchi
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2019-05-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0444639853

Data Fusion Methodology and Applications explores the data-driven discovery paradigm in science and the need to handle large amounts of diverse data. Drivers of this change include the increased availability and accessibility of hyphenated analytical platforms, imaging techniques, the explosion of omics data, and the development of information technology. As data-driven research deals with an inductive attitude that aims to extract information and build models capable of inferring the underlying phenomena from the data itself, this book explores the challenges and methodologies used to integrate data from multiple sources, analytical platforms, different modalities, and varying timescales. - Presents the first comprehensive textbook on data fusion, focusing on all aspects of data-driven discovery - Includes comprehensible, theoretical chapters written for large and diverse audiences - Provides a wealth of selected application to the topics included

Mathematics of Data Fusion

Mathematics of Data Fusion
Author: I.R. Goodman
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 538
Release: 1997-08-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780792346746

Data fusion or information fusion are names which have been primarily assigned to military-oriented problems. In military applications, typical data fusion problems are: multisensor, multitarget detection, object identification, tracking, threat assessment, mission assessment and mission planning, among many others. However, it is clear that the basic underlying concepts underlying such fusion procedures can often be used in nonmilitary applications as well. The purpose of this book is twofold: First, to point out present gaps in the way data fusion problems are conceptually treated. Second, to address this issue by exhibiting mathematical tools which treat combination of evidence in the presence of uncertainty in a more systematic and comprehensive way. These techniques are based essentially on two novel ideas relating to probability theory: the newly developed fields of random set theory and conditional and relational event algebra. This volume is intended to be both an update on research progress on data fusion and an introduction to potentially powerful new techniques: fuzzy logic, random set theory, and conditional and relational event algebra. Audience: This volume can be used as a reference book for researchers and practitioners in data fusion or expert systems theory, or for graduate students as text for a research seminar or graduate level course.

Data Fusion Mathematics

Data Fusion Mathematics
Author: Jitendra R. Raol
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 572
Release: 2015-08-27
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1498721028

Fills the Existing Gap of Mathematics for Data FusionData fusion (DF) combines large amounts of information from a variety of sources and fuses this data algorithmically, logically and, if required intelligently, using artificial intelligence (AI). Also, known as sensor data fusion (SDF), the DF fusion system is an important component for use in va

Principles of Data Fusion Automation

Principles of Data Fusion Automation
Author: Richard T. Antony
Publisher: Artech House Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780890067604

Written with a minimum of technical jargon, this unique, easy-to-understand book strengthens your understanding of the key principles behind efficient approaches to data fusion problem-solving and database management system design, and connects these principles to help you design better, more effective fusion algorithms.