Mathematics of Data Fusion
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 assessmen
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MATHEMATICS OF DATA FUS ION by
1. R. GOODMAN NCCOSC RDTE DIV, San Diego, California, V.S.A.
RONALD P. S. MAHLER Lockheed Martin Tactical Defences Systems, Saint Paul, Minnesota, V.S.A.
and HUNG T. NGUYEN Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Mexico State Vniversity, Las Cruces, New Mexico, V.S.A.
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Contents Preface 1
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Introduction 1.1 What is Data Fusion? . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Random Set Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Conditional and Relational Event Algebra
Introduction to Data Fusion Data Fusion and Standard Techniques 2.1 Data Fusion . . . . . . . . . . 2.1.1 Chapter Summary . . . . . . . 2.1.2 What is Data Fusion? . . . . . 2.1.3 The Subdisciplines of Data Fusion 2.1.4 Central vs. Distributed Fusion . .
