A least squares fusion rule in multiple sensors distributed detection systems

In this paper, a new least square data fusion rule in multiple sensor distributed detection system is proposed. In the proposed approach, the central processor combines the sensors hard decisions through least squares criterion to make the global hard decision of the central processor. In contrast to the optimum Neyman-Pearson fusion, where the distributed detection system is optimized at the fusioncenter level or at the sensors level, but not simultaneously, the proposed approach achieves global optimization at both the fusion center and at the distributed sensors levels. This is done without knowing the error probabilities of each individual distributed sensor. Thus the proposed least squares fusion rule does not rely on any stability of the noise environment and of the sensors false alarm and detection probabilities. Therefore, the proposed least squares fusion rule is robust and achieves better global performance. Furthermore, the proposed method can easily be applied to any number of sensors and any type of distributed observations. The performance of the proposed least squares fusion rule is evaluated and compared to the optimum NeymanPearson fusion rule. The results show that the performance of the proposed least squares fusion rule outperforms the performance of the Neyman-Pearson fusion rule.

Quality-based Multiple Sensor Fusion in an Industrial Wireless Sensor Network for MCM
The early alert monitoring system for an effective scheduled maintenance strategy based on a wireless technology requires reliable transfer of the diagnostic information between the sensor and the gateway. This paper presents an IWSN-based machine condition monitoring (MCM) system capable of overcoming a false indication caused by temporary loss of data, signal interference or invalid data. We use multisensor fusion driven by a quality parameter, produced by each sensor node according to the data history outliers and the actual state of the node. The fusion node provides a quality evaluation on its output as well. This novel approach enables the propagation of information about the uncertainty of a measured value from the source node to the sink node. Thus potential degradation of acquired or transferred diagnostic information is minimized. Instead of raw data the signal features are transferred, so that bandwidth savings are improved rapidly. The proposed concept was experimentally verified on real WSN hardware. The performance evaluated using the Signal-to-Noise ratio and false alarm rate detection demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Bayesian sensor fusion for landmine detection using a dual-sensor hand-held device
This work presents a methodology and practical implementation of sensor fusion for land-mine detection using a novel multi-sensor hand-held device composed by a triple coil metal detector and agas sensor. The proposed approach consists on merging data from both sensors in order to reduce the false alarm rate, particularly by using odor information. A Bayesian approach is proposed for the sensorfusion. Results show a false alarm rate of 1.4 to 1, a mine detection rate of 100% and a mine localization mean absolute error of 3 cm. Furthermore the resulting mine presence probability distribution maps represent an important visualization tool for mine clearance hand-held device users.

Multi-sensor data fusion algorithm based on fuzzy adaptive Kalman filter

In order to resolve the problem of multi-sensor dynamic system with uncertain or changeable measurement noise, we present a multi-sensor data fusion algorithm based on fuzzy adaptive Kalman filter. Combined fuzzy logic and covariance-matching technique together to adjust the measurement noise covariance and make model measurement noise gradually close to the true noise level. As a result, the Kalman filter's tolerance to model error is improved. When the measurement data is missing or abnormal, the observation is replaced by the predicted one, and the divergence of the traditional Kalman filter is omitted. Then we use a multi-sensor optimal information fusion criterion weighted by matrices in the linear minimum variance sense. The simulation results show the proposed method is feasible and effective, and more accurate for target tracking. At the same time, we discuss the effect of the number of sensor on the estimation precision.

A multi-agent hybrid protocol for data fusion and data aggregation in nondeterministic wireless sensor networks
Data fusion deals with collaborative in-network processing and gathers relatively accurate information about the events in the environment. Conventional data fusion algorithms when assisted with mobile agent technology shifts computationally intensive tasks to these intelligent units thereby increasing the lifetime of the network. There exist mobile agent based event driven protocols for accumulating and forwarding the information to the sink(base station) eg: Tree-based Itinerary Design [4]. Usually, such protocols either deploy value-based fusion or decisionbased fusion but very few are using both at the same time. Moreover, use of multi-agent systems(MAS) in such protocols is still in its infancy. The focus of this work is thus to propose a multi-agent hybrid protocol exploiting the benefits of both value and decision fusion by performing aggregation at the source level in a clustered WSN.

Dynamical reconfiguration strategy of a multi sensor data fusion algorithm based on Information Theory
Autonomous vehicle board an increasing quantity of sensors such as GNSS receivers, road maps, LIDARs, to ensure a reliable localization function. This expanding number leads to abandon a classical centralised data fusion method and to adopt more complex architectures such as Distributed DataFusion. In this paper, we propose an approach to detect faults of the different sensors in such configuration and to dynamically reconfigure the fusion method by using simple concepts of Information Theory. In order to detect faults, consistency is examined through a log likelihood ratio between the information innovation of each sensor. The current study illustrates the performance of the proposed fault detection algorithm and the pertinence of the dynamical reconfiguration of the multisensors datafusion. Experimental results, using data from antilock braking system sensors, a differential global positioning system receiver, and an accurate digital roadmap illustrate the performance of the proposed approach.

Research on safety assessment of gas environment in ammunition warehouse

Because of the accumulation of harmful gas in the ammunition warehouse, the health of the privates and the long-term safety of ammunition storage would be affected. In order to assess the safety of thegas environment in ammunition warehouse, the software Fluent was applied to simulate the distribution rule of the harmful gas, and the area where the concentration of harmful gas is the highest in the warehouse was found. Then, a gas analysis system composed of sensor array and BP neural network was established to detect the harmful gas in the area where the concentration of harmful gas is the highest in the warehouse. If the concentration of harmful gas was greater than the extreme, the measures would be taken to guarantee the safety of the warehouse.