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.


Sensor and Data Fusion Concepts and Applications

Sensor and Data Fusion Concepts and Applications

Author: Lawrence A. Klein

Publisher: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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First published in 1993, this Tutorial Text has been revised and updated to provide explanations and examples of data fusion algorithms in areas not covered in the first edition. These include Bayesian inference, artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic. All of the chapters in the first edition have been revised and updated and new material is included on the FASCODE and MODTRAN atmospheric models, and EOSAEL, which analyzes physical processes that affect the performance of millimeter-wave and IR sensors.


Multisensor Fusion and Integration in the Wake of Big Data, Deep Learning and Cyber Physical System

Multisensor Fusion and Integration in the Wake of Big Data, Deep Learning and Cyber Physical System

Author: Sukhan Lee

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-07-04

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 3319905090

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This book includes selected papers from the 13th IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Integration and Fusion for Intelligent Systems (MFI 2017) held in Daegu, Korea, November 16–22, 2017. It covers various topics, including sensor/actuator networks, distributed and cloud architectures, bio-inspired systems and evolutionary approaches, methods of cognitive sensor fusion, Bayesian approaches, fuzzy systems and neural networks, biomedical applications, autonomous land, sea and air vehicles, localization, tracking, SLAM, 3D perception, manipulation with multifinger hands, robotics, micro/nano systems, information fusion and sensors, and multimodal integration in HCI and HRI. The book is intended for robotics scientists, data and information fusion scientists, researchers and professionals at universities, research institutes and laboratories.


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.


Multi-Sensor Data Fusion

Multi-Sensor Data Fusion

Author: H.B. Mitchell

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-07-13

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 3540715592

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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.


Multisensor Fusion

Multisensor Fusion

Author: Anthony K. Hyder

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 929

ISBN-13: 9401005567

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For some time, all branches of the military have used a wide range of sensors to provide data for many purposes, including surveillance, reconnoitring, target detection and battle damage assessment. Many nations have also attempted to utilise these sensors for civilian applications, such as crop monitoring, agricultural disease tracking, environmental diagnostics, cartography, ocean temperature profiling, urban planning, and the characterisation of the Ozone Hole above Antarctica. The recent convergence of several important technologies has made possible new, advanced, high performance, sensor based applications relying on the near-simultaneous fusion of data from an ensemble of different types of sensors. The book examines the underlying principles of sensor operation and data fusion, the techniques and technologies that enable the process, including the operation of 'fusion engines'. Fundamental theory and the enabling technologies of data fusion are presented in a systematic and accessible manner. Applications are discussed in the areas of medicine, meteorology, BDA and targeting, transportation, cartography, the environment, agriculture, and manufacturing and process control.


Data Fusion in Robotics & Machine Intelligence

Data Fusion in Robotics & Machine Intelligence

Author: Bozzano G Luisa

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 1992-10-12

Total Pages: 559

ISBN-13: 0323138357

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This book addresses the techniques for modeling and integration of data provided by different sensors within robotics and knowledge sources within machine intelligence. Leaders in robotics and machine intelligence capture state-of-the-art technology in data sensor fusion and give a unified vision of the future of the field, presented from both the theoretical and practical angles.


Data Fusion: Concepts and Ideas

Data Fusion: Concepts and Ideas

Author: H B Mitchell

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-02-13

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9783642272219

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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.


Data Fusion for Situation Monitoring, Incident Detection, Alert and Response Management

Data Fusion for Situation Monitoring, Incident Detection, Alert and Response Management

Author: E. Shahbazian

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2006-03-02

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13: 1607501244

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Data Fusion is a very broad interdisciplinary technology domain. It provides techniques and methods for; integrating information from multiple sources and using the complementarities of these detections to derive maximum information about the phenomenon being observed; analyzing and deriving the meaning of these observations and predicting possible consequences of the observed state of the environment; selecting the best course of action; and controlling the actions. Here, the focus is on the more mature phase of data fusion, namely the detection and identification / classification of phenomena being observed and exploitation of the related methods for Security-Related Civil Science and Technology (SST) applications. It is necessary to; expand on the data fusion methodology pertinent to Situation Monitoring, Incident Detection, Alert and Response Management; discuss some related Cognitive Engineering and visualization issues; provide an insight into the architectures and methodologies for building a data fusion system; discuss fusion approaches to image exploitation with emphasis on security applications; discuss novel distributed tracking approaches as a necessary step of situation monitoring and incident detection; and provide examples of real situations, in which data fusion can enhance incident detection, prevention and response capability. In order to give a logical presentation of the data fusion material, first the general concepts are highlighted (Fusion Methodology, Human Computer Interactions and Systems and Architectures), closing with several applications (Data Fusion for Imagery, Tracking and Sensor Fusion and Applications and Opportunities for Fusion).