Title :
The philosophical thoughts of measurement information theory and its applications
Author :
Ma, Shuangbao ; Xue, Yong
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Wuhan Univ. of Sci. & Eng., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
Information is also an objective reality like substance and energy. This paper first analysis the process of measurement using the information theory, puts forward the essence of measurement process and builds a information model for the measurement process, which can explain why the interference and error are always existed in the result of measurement. The dialectical relationship between the measurement process and the epistemology are also confirmed in this paper, in order to get the exactly information that can reflect the measured object, the paper put forward many methods following the epistemological principles. At last, The technology of multi-sensor fusion is used to reduce errors in measurement, which displays that the application of measurement information theory in science and technology. The measurement information theory is very important to guide the methods of design and ideas in measurement process.
Keywords :
information theory; measurement errors; measurement theory; philosophical aspects; sensor fusion; epistemological principle; interference; measurement error; measurement information theory; measurement process; multisensor fusion; objective reality; philosophical thought; Educational institutions; Fluid flow measurement; Humans; Information theory; Instruments; Measurement standards; Power engineering and energy; Pressure measurement; Temperature; Velocity measurement; Epistemology; Measurement Information Theory; Measurement Model; Measurement Process;
Conference_Titel :
E-Health Networking, Digital Ecosystems and Technologies (EDT), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shenzhen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5514-0
DOI :
10.1109/EDT.2010.5496528