Evidence fusion for activity recognition using the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence

Final Program and Abstract Book - 9th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine, ITAB 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Liao, Jing ^a   Bi, Yaxin ^a   Nugent, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity recognition; Reasoning under uncertainty; Sensor fusion; Smart homes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY RECOGNITION; DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY OF EVIDENCE; EVIDENCE FUSION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MANAGING UNCERTAINTY; REASONING UNDER UNCERTAINTY; SENSOR ERRORS; SENSOR FUSION; SMART HOMES;

FORMAL LOGIC; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

SENSORS;

EID: 77949588459     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITAB.2009.5394319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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