Harbour Protection Through Data Fusion Technologies

Harbour Protection Through Data Fusion Technologies

Author: Elisa Shahbazian

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-12-03

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 1402088833

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An Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) “Data Fusion Technologies for Harbour Protection” was held in Tallinn, Estonia 27 June–1 July, 2005. This workshop was organized by request of the NATO Security Through Science Programme and the Defence Investment Division. An ARW is one of many types of funded group support mechanisms established by the NATO Science Committee to contribute to the critical assessment of existing knowledge on new important topics, to identify directions for future research, and to promote close working relationships between scientists from different countries and with different professional experiences. The NATO Science Committee was approved at a meeting of the Heads of Government of the Alliance in December 1957, subsequent to the 1956 recommendation of “Three Wise Men” – Foreign Ministers Lange (Norway), Martino (Italy) and Pearson (Canada) on Non-Military Cooperation in NATO. The NATO Science Committee established the NATO Science Programme in 1958 to encourage and support scientific collaboration between individual scientists and to foster scientific development in its member states. In 1999, following the end of the Cold War, the Science Programme was transformed so that support is now devoted to collaboration between Partner-country and NATO-country scientists or to contributing towards research support in Partner countries. Since 2004, the Science Programme was further modified to focus exclusively on NATO Priority Research Topics (i. e. Defence Against Terrorism or Countering Other Threats to Security) and also preferably on a Partner country priority area.


Fusion of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems and Genetic Algorithms

Fusion of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems and Genetic Algorithms

Author: Lakhmi C. Jain

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-01-29

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1000722945

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Artificial neural networks can mimic the biological information-processing mechanism in - a very limited sense. Fuzzy logic provides a basis for representing uncertain and imprecise knowledge and forms a basis for human reasoning. Neural networks display genuine promise in solving problems, but a definitive theoretical basis does not yet exist for their design. Fusion of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems and Genetic Algorithms integrates neural net, fuzzy system, and evolutionary computing in system design that enables its readers to handle complexity - offsetting the demerits of one paradigm by the merits of another. This book presents specific projects where fusion techniques have been applied. The chapters start with the design of a new fuzzy-neural controller. Remaining chapters discuss the application of expert systems, neural networks, fuzzy control, and evolutionary computing techniques in modern engineering systems. These specific applications include: direct frequency converters electro-hydraulic systems motor control toaster control speech recognition vehicle routing fault diagnosis Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) communications networks telephones for hard-of-hearing people control of gas turbine aero-engines telecommunications systems design Fusion of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems and Genetic Algorithms covers the spectrum of applications - comprehensively demonstrating the advantages of fusion techniques in industrial applications.


Sensor and Data Fusion

Sensor and Data Fusion

Author: Lawrence A. Klein

Publisher: SPIE Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9780819454355

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This book illustrates the benefits of sensor fusion by considering the characteristics of infrared, microwave, and millimeter-wave sensors, including the influence of the atmosphere on their performance. Applications that benefit from this technology include: vehicular traffic management, remote sensing, target classification and tracking- weather forecasting- military and homeland defense. Covering data fusion algorithms in detail, Klein includes a summary of the information required to implement each of the algorithms discussed, and outlines system application scenarios that may limit sensor size but that require high resolution data.


Combining Artificial Neural Nets

Combining Artificial Neural Nets

Author: Amanda J.C. Sharkey

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1447107934

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This volume, written by leading researchers, presents methods of combining neural nets to improve their performance. The techniques include ensemble-based approaches, where a variety of methods are used to create a set of different nets trained on the same task, and modular approaches, where a task is decomposed into simpler problems. The techniques are also accompanied by an evaluation of their relative effectiveness and their application to a variety of problems.


Neural Network Schemes for Data Fusion and Tracking of Maneuvering Targets

Neural Network Schemes for Data Fusion and Tracking of Maneuvering Targets

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Published: 1996

Total Pages: 47

ISBN-13:

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This is a six-monthly performance report on the ONR sponsored Project 'Neural Network Schemes for Data Fusion and Tracking of Maneuvering Targets.' This is a new project at the University of Arizona and work on this project was commenced in August 1995. In this report we outline the current status of this project and the work accomplished during the first six months after the project start date. The ability to efficiently fuse information of different forms for facilitating intelligent decision-making is one of the major capabilities of trained multilayer neural networks that is being recognized in the recent times. While development of innovative adaptive control algorithms for nonlinear dynamical plants which attempt to exploit these capabilities seems to be more popular, a corresponding development of nonlinear estimation algorithms using these approaches, particularly for application in target surveillance and guidance operations, has not received similar attention. In this report we describe the capabilities and functionality of neural network algorithms for data fusion and implementation of nonlinear tracking filters. For a discussion of details and for serving as a vehicle for quantitative performance evaluations, the illustrative case of estimating the position and velocity of surveillance targets is considered. Efficient target tracking algorithms that can utilize data from a host of sensing modalities and are capable of reliably tracking even uncooperative targets executing fast and complex maneuvers are of interest in a number of applications. The primary motivation for employing neural networks in these applications comes from the efficiency with which more features extracted from different sensor measurements can be utilized as inputs for estimating target maneuvers.


Proceedings of the 22nd Engineering Applications of Neural Networks Conference

Proceedings of the 22nd Engineering Applications of Neural Networks Conference

Author: Lazaros Iliadis

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-06-23

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 3030805689

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This book contains the proceedings of the 22nd EANN “Engineering Applications of Neural Networks” 2021 that comprise of research papers on both theoretical foundations and cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence. Based on the discussed research areas, emphasis is given in advances of machine learning (ML) focusing on the following algorithms-approaches: Augmented ML, autoencoders, adversarial neural networks, blockchain-adaptive methods, convolutional neural networks, deep learning, ensemble methods, learning-federated learning, neural networks, recurrent – long short-term memory. The application domains are related to: Anomaly detection, bio-medical AI, cyber-security, data fusion, e-learning, emotion recognition, environment, hyperspectral imaging, fraud detection, image analysis, inverse kinematics, machine vision, natural language, recommendation systems, robotics, sentiment analysis, simulation, stock market prediction.


Adaptive Modelling, Estimation and Fusion from Data

Adaptive Modelling, Estimation and Fusion from Data

Author: Chris Harris

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-10-05

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 3642182429

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This book brings together for the first time the complete theory of data based neurofuzzy modelling and the linguistic attributes of fuzzy logic in a single cohesive mathematical framework. After introducing the basic theory of data based modelling new concepts including extended additive and multiplicative submodels are developed. All of these algorithms are illustrated with benchmark examples to demonstrate their efficiency. The book aims at researchers and advanced professionals in time series modelling, empirical data modelling, knowledge discovery, data mining and data fusion.


Fusion of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems and Genetic Algorithms

Fusion of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems and Genetic Algorithms

Author: Lakhmi C. Jain

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-01-29

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1000722945

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Artificial neural networks can mimic the biological information-processing mechanism in - a very limited sense. Fuzzy logic provides a basis for representing uncertain and imprecise knowledge and forms a basis for human reasoning. Neural networks display genuine promise in solving problems, but a definitive theoretical basis does not yet exist for their design. Fusion of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems and Genetic Algorithms integrates neural net, fuzzy system, and evolutionary computing in system design that enables its readers to handle complexity - offsetting the demerits of one paradigm by the merits of another. This book presents specific projects where fusion techniques have been applied. The chapters start with the design of a new fuzzy-neural controller. Remaining chapters discuss the application of expert systems, neural networks, fuzzy control, and evolutionary computing techniques in modern engineering systems. These specific applications include: direct frequency converters electro-hydraulic systems motor control toaster control speech recognition vehicle routing fault diagnosis Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) communications networks telephones for hard-of-hearing people control of gas turbine aero-engines telecommunications systems design Fusion of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems and Genetic Algorithms covers the spectrum of applications - comprehensively demonstrating the advantages of fusion techniques in industrial applications.