A Framework for Dynamic Hard/Soft Fusion
David L. Hall, Michael D. McNeese, James Llinas, David L. Hall, Michael Mcneese · 2008
Abstract- We report on the ongoing development ofa research framework for dynamic integration of information from hard (electronic) and soft (human) sensors. We describe this framework, which includes representation of 2 nd order uncertainty. We outline current and planned human-in-the-loop experiments in which an "ad hoc community of human observers" provides input reports via mobile phones and PDAs. Our overall approach is based on three pillars: traditional sensing resources ("S-space'?, dynamic communities of human observers ("H-space " and resources such as archived sensor data, blogs, reports, dynamic news reports from citizen reporters via the Internet (rl-space") The sensors in all three of these pillars need to be characterized and calibrated. In H space and I-space, calibration issues related to motivation, truthfulness, etc. must be considered in addition to the standard physical characterization and calibration issues that need to be consideredin S-space.