Theory of Fusion 1 Theory of Fusion sensor

Theory of Fusion 1

Theory of Fusion sensor fusion, data fusion, classifier fusion, ……. feature fusion, decision fusion, agent fusion, …. . blank fusion…. . What IS fusion ? ? 2

Theory of Fusion sensor fusion, data fusion, classifier fusion, ……. feature fusion, decision fusion, agent fusion, …. . blank fusion…. . What IS fusion ? ? Fusion is the process of combining of several objects (from the same category) to a single object (in the same category) for better performance. 3

Theory of Fusion sensor fusion, data fusion, classifier fusion, ……. feature fusion, decision fusion, agent fusion, …. . blank fusion…. . What IS fusion ? ? Fusion is the process of combining of several objects (from the same category) to a single object (in the same category) for better performance. Objects – depends on the problem Category – an area of mathematical research started in 1940’s Combining – a rule or rules created by designer Performance – specified by designer Better – than the performance of any single object 4

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Theory of Fusion - objects 6

Theory of Fusion – several objects 7

Theory of Fusion - combine 8

Theory of Fusion – performance 9

Theory of Fusion – better performance 10

Theory of Fusion - Context Event sets Systems A B Performance is the Affordance (? ? ) Concept encoding sets Is event context for event ? System A will say is context for w. r. t. the performance if there exists a concept combining rule such that (assume larger is better). That is , System B will say is context for w. r. t. the performance if there exists a concept combining rule such that 11

SITUATION EXAMPLE Entities are people 12

Objects are singleton sets of people Queries q 1: Is X a male? 13

Queries q 1: Is X a male? 14

Queries q 1: Is X a male? q 1: Is X not a male? 15

Queries q 1: Is X a male? q 2: Is X a sibling of Y? 16

A B C D A no no B no yes yes C no yes yes D no yes Yes yes 17

Queries q 1: Is X a male? q 2: Is X a sibling of Y? 18

Queries q 1: Is X a male? q 2: Is X a sibling of Y? 19

Queries q 1: Is X a male? q 2: Is X a sibling of Y? q 3: Is X a parent of Y? 20

Queries q 1: Is X a male? q 2: Is X a sibling of Y? q 3: Is X a parent of Y? What is “composition” of with ? 21

Queries q 1: Is X a male? q 2: Is X a sibling of Y? q 3: Is X a parent of Y? What is “composition” of with ? 22

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