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).IOS Press is an international science, technical and medical publisher of high-quality books for academics, scientists, and professionals in all fields. Some of the areas we publish in: -Biomedicine -Oncology -Artificial intelligence -Databases and information systems -Maritime engineering -Nanotechnology -Geoengineering -All aspects of physics -E-governance -E-commerce -The knowledge economy -Urban studies -Arms control -Understanding and responding to terrorism -Medical informatics -Computer Sciences
Author(s): E. Shahbazian; G. Rogova; P. Valin
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 900
Title page......Page 1
Preface......Page 5
Contents......Page 9
Fusion Methodology......Page 13
Information Fusion for Decision Making......Page 15
A Gentle Introduction to Fusion of Multiple Pattern Classifiers......Page 35
Uncertainty Management for Intelligence Analysis......Page 47
Knowledge, Uncertainty and Belief in Information Fusion and Situation Analysis......Page 73
Information Evaluation: A Formalisation of Operational Recommendations......Page 93
Fusion Techniques for Airborne and Spaceborne Identification of Objects......Page 103
Distributed Fusion: Learning in Multi-Agent Systems for Time Critical Decision Making......Page 116
Active Robotic Sensing as Decision Making with Statistical Methods......Page 141
A New Genetic Algorithm for Global Optimization of Resources in Naval Warfare......Page 155
Calculus of Variations and Data Fusion......Page 183
Reliability in Multiple Hypotheses Testing and Identification Problems......Page 201
Human Computer Interaction......Page 215
Decision Support in Command and Control......Page 217
Multimodal Input Fusion in Human-Computer Interaction......Page 235
Spatio-Temporal Data Visualization and Analysis for Multi-Target Tracking......Page 247
Systems and Architectures......Page 265
Principles of Systems Engineering for Data Fusion Systems......Page 267
A Taxonomy of Sensor Processing Architectures......Page 277
Knowledge Fusion in the Scalable Infosphere......Page 295
Multi-Agent Data and Information Fusion......Page 320
Architecture Analysis and Demonstration of Distributed Data Fusion......Page 352
Data Fusion Testbed for Recognized Maritime Picture......Page 365
Comparisons of Track-Level Fusion Results with Tracklets Application Within a Simulation Environment......Page 378
Data Fusion for Imagery......Page 391
Multisensors and Contextual Information Fusion......Page 393
Fusion of Two Imagery Classifiers......Page 406
Application of Multi-Dimensional Discrete Transforms on Lie Groups for Image Processing......Page 416
Application of Continuous Extension of DCT to FLIR Images......Page 429
Neural Network-Based Fusion of Image and Non-Image Data for Surveillance and Tracking Applications......Page 438
Super-Resolution of Tactical Surveillance and Tracking Data for Fusion of Images......Page 460
Design of Fusion Architectures for Surveillance and Tracking Using Information Value Mappings......Page 476
Intelligent Fusion of Visual, Radio and Heterogeneous Embedded Sensor Information Within Cooperative and Distributed Smart Spaces......Page 492
Multimodal Cooperative Modulation Estimation and Terminal Location for Multisource Sensor Networks......Page 510
Issues in Multicamera Dynamic Metadata Information Extraction and Interpretation for Ambient Intelligence......Page 532
An Expert System for Surveillance Picture Understanding......Page 554
Tracking and Sensor Fusion......Page 565
Group Tracking......Page 567
Robust Modification of the EM-Algorithm for Parametric Multitrajectory Estimation in Noise and Clutter......Page 587
Non-Parametric Multi-Trajectory Estimation......Page 599
Integrated Estimation and Guidance for Target Interception......Page 609
An Adaptive, Variable Structure, Multiple Model Estimator......Page 625
A Distributed Sensor Network for Real-Time Multisensor Surveillance Against Possible Terrorist Actions......Page 639
Advantages and Drawbacks of Multisite Radar Systems......Page 652
Applications and Opportunities for Fusion......Page 669
Monitoring Search and Rescue Operations in Large-Scale Disasters......Page 671
Fusion of Various Methods for Resolving the Shakespeare Controversy......Page 683
A Game Model for Effective Counteraction Against Computer Attacks in Intrusion Detection Systems......Page 697
The Use of G-Networks Models for the Assessment of Computer Networks Performance......Page 720
Resource Sharing Performance Models for Estimating Internet Service Characteristic in View of Restrictions on Buffer Capacity......Page 741
Considerations of Possible Security-Related Nuclear Power Plants Incidents in Romania......Page 752
Blast Impact Assessment in the Iron Ore Mining Region of Ukraine......Page 761
Information and Spatial Data Processing in Risk Management......Page 772
Forest Fire Detection by Infrared Data Processing......Page 786
Appendices......Page 797
Organizing Committee......Page 799
Lecturers and Authors......Page 800
Subject Index......Page 809
Author Index......Page 831
