Multi Sensor Data Fusion

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This book is devoted to a rapidly developing area of research and development, which involves significant integration of a number of research disciplines. The initial acquaintance with multisensor data fusion technology surprisingly involves more interdisciplinary relations than expected. Communications and decision theories are related to epistemology and uncertainty management. Estimation theory, digital signal processing and computer science are applied in parallel with artificial intelligence.
The book gives a thorough introduction into the taxonomy of functional architectures of the multisensor data fusion systems and defense applications. Contemporary sensors, sources and communications links are presented and sensor management is depicted. Data fusion for state estimation is separately discussed in the context of target tracking applications. An important part of the book covers military concepts of situation and threat assessment. The discussion on implementation approaches for situation and threat assessment is very useful for all specialists working in this area. They will find in the book data fusion system architecture design guidelines, how to model such systems and how to evaluate their performance. The emerging role of artificial intelligence techniques is also presented.
This book is an important introduction to multisensor data fusion technology and its application in military command, control, and intelligence operations. The presentation is given at a system-level. It could be useful to all specialists working in the area of data fusion and C4I systems development.