Handbook of Multisensor Data Fusion, 2nd Edition

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Overview of Distributed Decision Fusion

 

Martin E. Liggins*

CONTENTS

8.1   Introduction

8.2   Single Node Detection Fundamentals

8.3   Parallel Fusion Network

8.3.1   Optimizing Local Decision Managers (Step 1)

8.3.2   Optimizing Fusion Rules (Step 2)

8.4   Fusion rules

8.5   Summary

References

 

 

8.1   Introduction

The concept of distributed detection fusion^† or decision fusion has evidenced wide interest over the past 25 years, beginning with applications ranging from multimode signal detection and distributed multisensor decision theory to multiple change detection algorithms for surveillance imaging systems to subordinate team decision managers or decision makers (DMs) within a command and control formulation. Recent applications ...