An Efficient Algorithm for Optimal Linear Estimation Fusion in Distributed Multisensor Systems

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and Humans

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1000-1009

  Zhou, Jie ^a   You, Zhisheng ^a   Song, Enbin ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distributed estimation system; iterative algorithm; Moore Penrose generalized inverse (MP inverse); optimal linear estimation fusion; orthogonal projector

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008006535     PISSN: 10834427     EISSN: 15582426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMCA.2006.878986     Document Type: Article

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