Title :
Distributed decision fusion in the presence of link failures
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
fDate :
4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The problem of optimal data fusion involving detector unit communication link failures is considered. Two strategies for decision making in presence of link failures are examined and an optimal decision making scheme in the sense of the Neyman-Pearson (N-P) test is proposed. The performance of q+1 reliable links versus q reliable links are examined theoretically, as well as, numerically using the receiver operating characteristics (ROCs).
Keywords :
decision theory; failure analysis; probability; reliability theory; sensor fusion; signal detection; telecommunication network reliability; Neyman-Pearson test; communication link failures; decision making; distributed decision fusion; optimal data fusion; receiver operating characteristics; reliable links; Bayesian methods; Computer network reliability; Decision making; Detectors; Reliability theory; Sensor fusion; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Telecommunication network reliability; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
