多源信息融合关键问题、研究进展与新动向

Multisource Information Fusion:Key Issues,Research Progress and New Trends

近年来,国内外掀起了多源信息融合技术研究的新热潮。对信息融合技术的最新研究进展进行了综述;首先探讨了信息融合的概念与本质;然后从信息处理和融合系统设计的角度,全面阐述了信息融合所面临的问题与挑战,以及现有的主要融合模型与方法分类,同时分析了信息融合方法论研究的发展趋势和一些新领域;接着纵览了信息融合技术的广泛应用;特别讨论了几个新兴的应用领域。最后对信息融合研究路线作了总结和展望。

In recent years, a new research boom of multisource information fusion technologies has been set off both in China and abroad. This paper proposed a comprehensive review of the information fusion state of the art. Firstly, the pa- per explored the conceptualizations and essence of information fusion, then comprehensively reviewed the issues and challenges involved in information fusion from the perspectives of both information processing requirements and fusion system＇s design considerations, as well as the existing major fusion models and approaches, at the same time especially analyzed the future trends of the research on information fusion methodologies, including some relatively new areas. Next, wide ranges of information fusion applications were surveyed and some emerging application areas were specially discussed. At last, the summary and outlook of information fusion research routes were presented.