Interoperability & Sensor Fusion
R. Peter DeLong · Naval Engineers Journal · 2003
ABSTRACT This article, to be published in three parts, shows why interoperability of sensor fusion systems is a math problem, and how to solve it. Part I (Track Management) explains the minimum that sensor fusion systems must communicate to each other in order to interoperate. Part II (System Architecture) demonstrates that there are significant constraints on the architecture of interoperable sensor fusion systems. Part III (Seeking Solutions) discusses optimal solutions to the constrained architecture problem, along with the relationship of interoperability to other sensor fusion engineering problems. It concludes by outlining the steps necessary to make existing sensor fusion systems interoperate.