Distributed multimodal data fusion for large scale wireless sensor networks

Emre Ertin

doi:10.1117/12.673361

19 May 2006 Distributed multimodal data fusion for large scale wireless sensor networks

Emre Ertin

Proceedings Volume 6229, Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications IV; 622909 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673361
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Sensor network technology has enabled new surveillance systems where sensor nodes equipped with processing and communication capabilities can collaboratively detect, classify and track targets of interest over a large surveillance area. In this paper we study distributed fusion of multimodal sensor data for extracting target information from a large scale sensor network. Optimal tracking, classification, and reporting of threat events require joint consideration of multiple sensor modalities. Multiple sensor modalities improve tracking by reducing the uncertainty in the track estimates as well as resolving track-sensor data association problems. Our approach to solving the fusion problem with large number of multimodal sensors is construction of likelihood maps. The likelihood maps provide a summary data for the solution of the detection, tracking and classification problem. The likelihood map presents the sensory information in an easy format for the decision makers to interpret and is suitable with fusion of spatial prior information such as maps, imaging data from stand-off imaging sensors. We follow a statistical approach to combine sensor data at different levels of uncertainty and resolution. The likelihood map transforms each sensor data stream to a spatio-temporal likelihood map ideally suitable for fusion with imaging sensor outputs and prior geographic information about the scene. We also discuss distributed computation of the likelihood map using a gossip based algorithm and present simulation results.

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Emre Ertin "Distributed multimodal data fusion for large scale wireless sensor networks", Proc. SPIE 6229, Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications IV, 622909 (19 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673361

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