Fusion methods in multiple sensor systems using feedforward sigmoid neural networks

Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-30

  Rao, Nageswara S V ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical estimation; Feedforward; Fusion rule estimation; Lipschitz functions; Neural networks; Sensor fusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002389879     PISSN: 10798587     EISSN: 2326005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10798587.1999.10750748     Document Type: Article

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