Multisensor Fuzzy Stochastic Fusion Based on Genetic Algorithms

To establish a parallel fusion approach of processing high dimensional information, the model and criterion of multisensor fuzzy stochastic data fusion were presented. In order to design genetic algorithm fusion, the fusion parameter coding, initial population and fitness function establishing, and fuzzy logic controller designing for genetic operations and probability choosing were completed. The discussion on the highly dimensional fusion was given. For a moving target with the division of 1 64 (velocity) and 1 75 (acceleration), the precision of fusion is 0 94 and 0 98 respectively. The fusion approach can improve the reliability and decision precision effectively.

Multisensor Data Fusion for High Quality Data Analysis and Processing in Measurement and Instrumentation

Multisensor data fusion （MDF） is an emerging technology to fuse data from multiple sensors in order to make a more accurate estimation of the environment through measurement and detection. Applications of MDF cross a wide spectrum in military and civilian areas. With the rapid evolution of computers and the proliferation of micro-mechanical/electrical systems sensors, the utilization of MDF is being popularized in research and applications. This paper focuses on application of MDF for high quality data analysis and processing in measurement and instrumentation. A practical, general data fusion scheme was established on the basis of feature extraction and merge of data from multiple sensors. This scheme integrates artificial neural networks for high performance pattern recognition. A number of successful applications in areas of NDI （Non-Destructive Inspection） corrosion detection, food quality and safety characterization, and precision agriculture are described and discussed in order to motivate new applications in these or other areas. This paper gives an overall picture of using the MDF method to increase the accuracy of data analysis and processing in measurement and instrumentation in different areas of applications.

Research on Kalman-filter based multisensor data fusion

Multisensor data fusion has played a significant role in diverse areas ranging from local robot guidance to global military theatre defense etc. Various multisensor data fusion methods have been extensively investigated by researchers, of which Klaman filtering is one of the most important. Kalman filtering is the best-known recursive least mean-square algorithm to optimally estimate the unknown states of a dynamic system, which has found widespread application in many areas. The scope of the work is restricted to investigate the various data fusion and track fusion techniques based on the Kalman Filter methods, then a new method of state fusion is proposed. Finally the simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the introduced method.

A Polynomial Prediction Filter Method for Estimating Multisensor Dynamically Varying Biases

The estimation of the sensor measurement biases in a multisensor system is vital for the sensor data fusion. A solution is provided for the estimation of dynamically varying multiple sensor biases without any knowledge of the dynamic bias model parameters. It is shown that the sensor bias pseudomeasurement can be dynamically obtained via a parity vector. This is accomplished by multiplying the sensor uncalibrated measurement equations by a projection matrix so that the measured variable is eliminated from the equations. Once the state equations of the dynamically varying sensor biases are modeled by a polynomial prediction filter, the dynamically varying multisensor biases can be obtained by Kalman filter. Simulation results validate that the proposed method can estimate the constant biases and dynamic biases of multisensors and outperforms the methods reported in literature.

Urban Land Use Change Detection Using Multisensor Satellite Images

Due to inappropriate planning and management, accelerated urban growth and tremendous loss in land, especially cropland, have become a great challenge for sustainable urban development in China, especially in developed urban area in the coastal regions; therefore, there is an urgent need to effectively detect and monitor the land use changes and provide accurate and timely information for planning and management. In this study a method combining principal component analysis (PCA) of multisensor satellite images from SPOT (systeme pour l'observation de la terre or earth observation satellite)-5 multispectral (XS) and Landsat-7 enhanced thematic mapper (ETM) panchromatic (PAN) data, and supervised classification was used to detect and analyze the dynamics of land use changes in the city proper of Hangzhou. The overall accuracy of the land use change detection was 90.67% and Kappa index was 0.89. The results indicated that there was a considerable land use change (10.03% of the total area) in the study area from 2001 to 2003, with three major types of land use conversions: from cropland into built-up land, construction site, and water area (fish pond). Changes from orchard land into built-up land were also detected. The method described in this study is feasible and useful for detecting rapid land use change in the urban area.

THE RESEARCH OF GRADATION FUSION ALGORITHM BASED ON MULTISENSOR ASYNCHRONOUS SAMPLING SYSTEM

This letter explores the distributed multisensor dynamic system, which has uniform sampling velocity and asynchronous sampling data for different sensors, and puts forward a new gradation fusion algorithm of multisensor dynamic system. As the total forecasted increment value between the two adjacent moments is the forecasted estimate value of the corresponding state increment in the fusion center, the new algorithm models the state and the forecasted estimate value of every moment. Kalman filter and all measurements arriving sequentially in the fusion period are employed to update the evaluation of target state step by step, on the condition that the system has obtained the target state evaluation that is based on the overall information in the previous fusion period. Accordingly, in the present period, the fusion evaluation of the target state at each sampling point on the basis of the overall information can be obtained. This letter elaborates the form of this new algorithm. Computer simulation demonstrates that this new algorithm owns greater precision in estimating target state than the present asynchronous fusion algorithm calibrated in time does.

MULTISENSOR TRACKING SYSTEM WITH ATTITUDE MEASUREMENTS

A new 3 D fusion tracking system for an anti air missile homing system based on radar and imaging sensor is developed. The attitude measurements from the imaging sensor are used to improve the tracking performance. Computer simulation results show that the tracking system greatly reduces the tracking errors compared with trackers without attitude measurements, and achieves small miss distances even when the target has a big maneuver.

Distributed multisensor data fusion based on Kalman filtering and the parallel implementation

The purpose of data fusion is to produce an improved model or estimate of a system from a set of independent data sources. Various multisensor data fusion approaches exist, in which Kalman filtering is important. In this paper, a fusion algorithm based on multisensor systems is discussed and a distributed multisensor data fusion algorithm based on Kalman filtering presented. The algorithm has been implemented on cluster-based high performance computers. Experimental results show that the method produces precise estimation in considerably reduced execution time.

Multisensor image fusion algorithm using nonseparable wavelet frame transform

A muitisensor image fusion algorithm is described using 2-dimensional nonseparable wavelet frame （NWF） transform. The source muitisensor images are first decomposed by the NWF transform. Then, the NWF transform coefficients of the source images are combined into the composite NWF transform coefficients. Inverse NWF transform is performed on the composite NWF transform coefficients in order to obtain the intermediate fused image. Finally, intensity adjustment is applied to the intermediate fused image in order to maintain the dynamic intensity range. Experiment resuits using real data show that the proposed algorithm works well in muitisensor image fusion.

Multiscale Multisensor Data Fusion and Application in High Precision Marking and Cutting Robot System

The multisensor online measure system for high precision marking and cutting robot system is designed and the data fusion method is introduced, which combines augment state multiscale process with extend Kalman filter. The technology measuring the three-dimensional deforming information of profiled bars is applied. The experimental result shows that applying the multisensor data fusion technology can enhance the measure precision and the reliability of measure system.

A NOVEL REGION FEATURE USED IN MULTISENSOR IMAGE FUSION

A new region feature which emphasized the salience of target region and its neighbors is proposed. In region segmentation-based multisensor image fusion scheme, the presented feature can be extracted from each segmented region to determine the fusion weight. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed feature has extensive application scope and it provides much more information for each region. It can not only be used in image fusion but also be used in other image processing applications.

Research on Obstacle Detection Method of Urban Rail Transit Based on Multisensor Technology

With the rapid development of urban rail transit,passenger traffic is increasing,and obstacle violations are more frequent,and the safety of train operation under high-density traffic conditions is becoming more and more thought provoking.In order to monitor the train operating environment in real time,this paper first adopts multisensing technology based on machine vision and lidar,which is used to collect video images and ranging data of the track area in real time,and then it performs image preprocessing and division of regions of interest on the collected video.Then,the obstacles in the region of interest are detected to obtain the geometric characteristics and position information of the obstacles.Finally,according to the danger degree of obstacles,determine the degree of impact on the train operation,and use the signal system automatic response ormanual response mode to transmit the detection results to the corresponding train,so as to control the train operation.Through simulation analysis and experimental verification,the detection accuracy and control performance of the detection method are confirmed,which provides safety guarantee for the train operation.

IMPLEMENTATION AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF ACCURATE LOCALIZATION OF SHORT-RANGE TARGETS BASED ON MULTISENSOR SYSTEMS

In this paper, the optimal estimate method is systematically investigated for estimating the position and velocity vectors of a short range target in space with a multisensor system TR n (one transmitting sensor and n receiving sensors). A suboptimal and realizable signal processing scheme is provided. The performance of the suboptimal procedure is analyzed theoretically in detail, and analytical expressions are obtained for the covariance matrix of the estimator error. Simulation results verify the theoretical prediction, which demonstrates the system is able to accurately locate a short range target.

THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF IMPROVEMENT OF TRACK LOSS IN CLUTTER WITH MULTISENSOR DATA FUSION

The paper analyses the improvement of track loss in clutter with multisensor data fusion.By a determination of the transition probability density function for the fusion prediction error, one can study the mechanism of track loss analytically. With nearest-neighbor association algorithm. The paper we studies the fused tracking performance parameters, such as mean time to lose fused track and the cumulative probability of lost fused track versus the normalized clutter density, for track continuation and track initiation, respectively. A comparison of the results obtained with the case of a single sensor is presented. These results show that the fused tracks of multisensor reduce the possibility of track loss and improve the tracking performance. The analysis is of great importance for further understanding the action of data fusion.

Characterizing Landscape Spatial Heterogeneity in Multisensor Images with Variogram Models

Most evaluation of the consistency of multisensor images have focused on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index （NDVI） products for natural landscapes, often neglecting less vegetated urban landscapes. This gap has been filled through quantifying and evaluating spatial heterogeneity of urban and natural landscapes from QuickBird, Satellite pour l＇observation de la Terre （SPOT）, Ad- vanced Spacebome Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer （ASTER） and Landsat Thematic Mapper （TM） images with variogram analysis. Instead of a logarithmic relationship with pixel size observed in the corresponding aggregated images, the spatial variability decayed and the spatial structures decomposed more slowly and complexly with spatial resolution for real multisensor im- ages. As the spatial resolution increased, the proportion of spatial variability of the smaller spatial structure decreased quickly and only a larger spatial structure was observed at very coarse scales. Compared with visible band, greater spatial variability was observed in near infrared band for both densely and less densely vegetated landscapes. The influence of image size on spatial heterogeneity was highly dependent on whether the empirical sernivariogram reached its sill within the original image size. When the empirical semivariogram did not reach its sill at the original observation scale, spatial variability and mean characteristic length scale would increase with image size; otherwise they might decrease. This study could provide new insights into the knowledge of spatial heterogeneity in real multisen- sor images with consideration of their nominal spatial resolution, image size and spectral bands.

Fuzzy Stochastic Approach for Multisensor Fusion

The problem of multisensor fuzzy stochastic fusion is probed in the paper. The concept of fuzzy stochastic fusion entropy is defined, the character of fusion entropy is discussed and the entropy rule of optimal decision in multisensor system is deduced first. The criterion of multisensor fuzzy stochastic data fusion is presented, and the adaptive algorithms of multisensor fuzzy random data fusuion under the criterion is set up second. The effectiveness of the decision fusion and data fusion method has been demonstrated through the computer simulation last.

A Decentralized Parallel One-Pass Fixed-Interval Deconvolution Algorithm for Multisensor Systems with Multiplicative Noises

A decentralized parallel one-pass deconvolution algorithm for multisensor systems with multiplicative noises is proposed. Comparing with the conventional deconvolution algorithm, it avoids the computational overload and the high storage requirement. The algorithm is optimal in the sense of linear minimum-variance. The simulation results illustrate the validity of the proposed algorithm.

Express Screening of Biological Objects Using Multisensor Stripping Voltamperometry with Pattern Recognition

Express diagnostics of biological objects is necessary for operational preliminary assessment of the condition of the patient. A method of recognition of differences between the norm and pathology is based on analysis of multidimensional patterns of the voltamperogram electrochemical test systems in Electronic formats “language”, “electronic nose”. The basis of such systems is the use of a set (matrix) sensor with completely different characteristics. A. N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry RAS (IPCE) developed a method for multidimensional stripping voltammetry, which allowed you to provide information on biological matter being investigated not as a number, as a response to a single dimension, and in the form of N-dimensional image. Formats are implemented in the process of electrochemical studies of liquid or gaseous phase. Evaluating the closeness of the resulting image object under test with known samples is collected in a database. Examples of express diagnostics of glaucoma are with accordance of the results of the electrochemical research of blood serum.

A new multisensor fusion SLAM approach for mobile robots

This paper presents a novel method, which enhances the use of external mechanisms by considering a multisensor system, composed of sonars and a CCD camera. Monocular vision provides redundant information about the location of the geometric entities detected by the sonar sensors. To reduce ambiguity significantly, an improved and more detailed sonar model is utilized. Moreover, Hough transform is used to extract features from raw sonar data and vision image. Information is fused at the level of features. This technique significantly improves the reliability and precision of the environment observations used for the simultaneous localization and map building problem for mobile robots. Experimental results validate the favorable performance of this approach.

Multisensor information fusion:Future of environmental perception in intelligent vehicles

As urban transportation increasingly impacts daily life,efficiently utilizing traffic resources and developing public transportation have become crucial for addressing issues such as congestion,frequent accidents,and noise pollution.The rapid advancement of intelligent autonomous driving technologies,particularly environmental perception technologies,offers new directions for solving these problems.This review discusses the application of multisensor information fusion technology in environmental perception for intelligent vehicles,analyzing the components and performance of various sensors and their specific applications in autonomous driving.Through multisensor information fusion,the accuracy of environmental perception is enhanced,optimizing decision support for autonomous driving systems and thereby improving vehicle safety and driving efficiency.This study also discusses the challenges faced by information fusion technology and future development trends,providing references for further research and application in intelligent transportation systems.