Fusion rule estimation using vector space methods

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3067, Issue , 1997, Pages 130-135

  Rao, Nageswara S V ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical estimation; Fusion rule estimation; Sensor fusion; Vector space methods

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; ESTIMATION; FEEDFORWARD NEURAL NETWORKS; FUNCTIONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SENSORS; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES; VECTORS;

CLOSE APPROXIMATION; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATION; FEED FORWARD (FF); FUSION RULE ESTIMATION; HIGH PROBABILITY; POLYNOMIAL-TIME; POTENTIAL FUNCTIONS; SAMPLE SIZES; SENSOR FUSION; SPECIAL CLASS; VECTOR SPACE METHODS; VECTOR SPACES;

YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 1542544509     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.276123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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