Random set theoretic soft/hard data fusion framework
Bahador Khaleghi, Fakhreddine O. Karray · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems · 2014
Relying on the random set theory, a new data fusion framework is proposed to enable fusion of both soft and hard data. First, soft and hard data are modeled in a unified approach. Next, a novel method for soft data trustworthiness estimation is developed. The experimental results demonstrate significant performance improvement achieved through systematic incorporation of soft data into the data fusion process.