Multi sensor Integration and Fusion in Intelligent Systems

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 901-931

  Kay, Michael G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAVIGATION--INERTIAL SYSTEMS; RADAR--TRACKING; REMOTE SENSING; ROBOTICS; SENSORS;

DECISION TREE; FUZZY LOGIC; MILITARY COMMAND/CONTROL; MULTISENSOR FUSION METHODS; MULTISENSOR INTEGRATION; TARGET TRACKING;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0024737615     PISSN: 00189472     EISSN: 21682909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/21.44007     Document Type: Article

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