Distributed Data Fusion for Network-Centric Operations

by Hall; David L.

• ISBN13: 9781439858301
• ISBN10: 1439858306
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-11-14
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Examining the current and cutting-edge issues and solutions involving information fusion within a distributed network, this book highlights the ever-increasing role of distributed fusion in daily living due to the recent proliferation of service oriented architectures (SOA), cloud computing, and distributed inter-connected systems. It examines a wide range of disciplines, sources, and applications including micro- and nano-scale sensors, wireless communication, and ubiquitous computing; the assembly of information from sensors, models, and human input; and the resulting usage in environmental monitoring, crisis management, and medical diagnosis.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgment	p. xiii
Editors	p. xv
Contributors	p. xvii
Perspectives on Distributed Data Fusion	p. 1
Distributed Data Fusion: Overarching Design Concerns and Some New Approaches	p. 17
Network-Centric Concepts: Impacts to Distributed Fusion System Design	p. 47
Distributed Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks	p. 65
Fundamentals of Distributed Estimation	p. 95
Essence of Distributed Target Tracking: Track Fusion and Track Association	p. 125
Decentralized Data Fusion: Formulation and Algorithms	p. 161
Toward a Theoretical Foundation for Distributed Fusion	p. 199
Object Classification in a Distributed Environment	p. 245
A Framework for Distributed High-Level Fusion	p. 271
Threat Analysis in Distributed Environments	p. 295
Ontological Structures for Higher Levels of Distributed Fusion	p. 327
Service-Oriented Architecture for Human-Centric Information Fusion	p. 347
Nonmyopic Sensor Management	p. 365
Test and Evaluation of Distributed Data and Information Fusion Systems and Processes	p. 379
Human Engineering Factors in Distributed and Net-Centric Fusion Systems	p. 409
Distributed Data and Information Fusion in Visual Sensor Networks	p. 435
Index	p. 467
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