In this paper we propose a unification method in order to be able to checking what fusion theory, what combination fusion rule, and what filtering method to use for data fusion, image fusion, and target tracking for each military application. We thus try to solving air force problems using a combination of fusion theories, rules, and target tracking algorithms. Introduction. We focus on four to...

Recently, a coupled echo canceller was proposed that uses two short adaptive filters for sparse echo cancellation. The first filter operates in the partial Haar domain and is used to locate the channel’s dispersive region; the second filter is then centered around this location to cancel the echo in the time domain. In this paper, we propose feasible solutions to improve the performance of this...

The objective of this chapter is to present an approach for target tracking in cluttered environment, which incorporates the advanced concept of generalized data (kinematics and attribute) association (GDA) to improve track maintenance performance in complicated situations (closely spaced and/or crossing targets), when kinematics data are insufficient for correct decision making. It uses Global...

In this paper, a hybrid approach for efficiently planning smooth local paths for mobile robot in an unknown environment is presented. The single robot is treated as a multi-agent system, and the corresponding architecture with cooperative control is constructed. And then a new method of information fusion namely DSmT (Dezert-Smarandache Theory) which is an extension of the DST (Dempster-Shafer ...

It is, by now, well known that McIntyre’s localized carrier-multiplication theory cannot explain the suppression of excess noise factor observed in avalanche photodiodes (APDs) that make use of thin multiplication regions. We demonstrate that a carrier multiplication model that incorporates the effects of dead space, as developed earlier by Hayat et al. provides excellent agreement with the imp...

This paper presents two new promising combination rules for the fusion of uncertain and potentially highly conflicting sources of evidences in the theory of belief functions established first in Dempster-Shafer Theory (DST) and then recently extended in Dezert-Smarandache Theory (DSmT). Our work is to provide here new issues to palliate the well-known limitations of Dempster’s rule and to work ...

Multiple ground targets (MGT) tracking is a challenging problem in real environment. Advanced algorithms include exogeneous information like road network and terrain topography. In this chapter, we develop a new improved VS-IMM (Variable Structure Interacting Multiple Model) algorithm for GMTI (Ground Moving Target Indicator) and IMINT (IMagery INTelligence) tracking which includes the stop-mov...

In situation analysis, an agent observing a scene receives information from heterogeneous sources of information including for example remote sensing devices, human reports and databases. The aim of this agent is to reach a certain level of awareness of the situation in order to make decisions. For the purpose of applications, this state of awareness can be conceived as a state of knowledge in ...