Information-based approach to performance estimation and requirements allocation in multisensor fusion for target recognition

Optical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 789-798

  Harney, Robert C ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging sensors; Information theory; Johnson criteria; Nonimaging sensors; Performance analysis; Requirements allocation; Subject terms: sensor fusion; Target recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006545159     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601250     Document Type: Article

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