Sensor synergetics
the rationale of sensor fusionSensor synergetics
the rationale of sensor fusionSamenvatting
The author illustrates how partial and soft decisions are aggregated via non-linear schemes. Fuzzy logic is used to formally describe sensor fusion. Although intuitively appealing, one may conclude that data fusion has not yet brought about the expected breakthrough. Several explanations for this can be given, such as the particularity of the application domain, the limited availability of general methods for fusion, and finally the quality of the primary raw sensor data. Another problem may be the unrealistic expectations of the virtues of the synergy of multiple sensors. In this article the author will review the history of fusion, define sensor fusion as a field of research in its own right, and next discuss the problem of how to model sensor fusion and suggest some directions for answering someof the pertinent questions in this field using concepts from soft computing.