Equivalency of Bayesian multisensor information fusion and neural networks

Parham Aarabi

doi:10.1117/12.421126

22 March 2001 Equivalency of Bayesian multisensor information fusion and neural networks

Parham Aarabi

Proceedings Volume 4385, Sensor Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications V; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.421126
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing, Simulation, and Controls, 2001, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper proposes a Bayesian multi-sensor object localization approach that keeps track of the observability of the sensors in order to maximize the accuracy of the final decision. This is accomplished by adaptively monitoring the mean-square-error of the results of the localization system. Knowledge of this error and the distribution of the system's object localization estimates allow the result of each sensor to be scaled and combined in an optimal Bayesian sense. It is shown that under conditions of normality, the Bayesian sensor fusion approach is directly equivalent to a single layer neural network with a sigmoidal non-linearity. Furthermore, spatial and temporal feedback in the neural networks can be used to compensate for practical difficulties such as the spatial dependencies of adjacent positions. Experimental results using 10 binary microphone arrays yield an order of magnitude improvement in localization error for the proposed approach when compared to previous techniques.

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Parham Aarabi "Equivalency of Bayesian multisensor information fusion and neural networks", Proc. SPIE 4385, Sensor Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications V, (22 March 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.421126

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