Multisensor Data Fusion and Target Tracking

This dynamic new CD features a self-contained short course suitable for self-instruction or a classroom setting. Based on a popular data fusion course taught Dr. David Hall, an internationally recognized expert, this resource starts with introductory material and brings you to the leading-edge of multisensor data fusion and target tracking work currently underway.

"...this dynamic new CD features a short course & gives an overview of sensor technology & single sensor processing, target identity estimation, sensor management & control, & automated reasoning systems."

This dynamic new CD features a self-contained short course suitable for self-instruction or a classroom setting. Based on a popular data fusion course taught Dr. David Hall, an internationally recognized expert, this resource starts with introductory material and brings you to the leading-edge of multisensor data fusion and target tracking work currently underway. Comprising 10 learning modules, this unique software includes:

An introduction to data fusion and target tracking
Systems engineering for data fusion
Examples of data fusion systems
An overview of sensor technology and single sensor processing
Target tracking and attribute fusion
Target identity estimation
Sensor management and control
Automated reasoning systems for situation and threat assessment
The role of man/human-in-the-loop
An assessment of the state of the art

Multisensor Data Fusion and Target Tracking provides examples of systems currently in use for both military and non-military purposes, and it surveys the similarities and differences between the applications for these two systems. Also, you get an excellent overview of sensor technology and single sensor processing, and an introduction to pattern recognition methods, such as neural networks, cluster analysis, and probabilistic methods (including Bayesian and Dempster-Shafer methods).

The role of human perceptions and reasoning in the development of data fusion and target tracking systems is discussed, and you get a thorough introduction to automated reasoning systems for situation and threat assessment, including expert systems, fuzzy logic, template methods, andcase-based reasoning. Concluding with an overview of the state of the art, the CD includes over 350 viewgraphs, extensive explanatory text, references, lists of related websites, and an online electronic dictionary of 650 key terms and acronyms, training objectives, test questions, and class projects.