A Modified Combination Rule of Evidence Theory
Xiao Ming-zhu, Chen Guang-ju · Dianzi xuebao · 2005
This paper discusses the shortcomings of Dempster's rule,Yager's rule and other rules,and then presents a modified combination rule to deal with consistence or inconsistence evidences obtained from multiple sources.The modified rule adapts AND-operation to combine consistent evidences and reflects the intersection of focal elements,and allocates the conflict probability to very inconsistence focus element according to its average supported degree.Experiments show that the new combination rule is very reliable and rational for all kinds of evidences including highly conflicting evidences.