A run packing technique for multiple sensor fusion

Taylor Glenn; Brandon Smock; Joseph Wilson; Paul Gader

doi:10.1117/12.2015987

7 June 2013 A run packing technique for multiple sensor fusion

Taylor Glenn, Brandon Smock, Joseph Wilson, Paul Gader

Proceedings Volume 8709, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XVIII; 87091K (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2015987
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

The Run Packing (RP) fusion method is a novel algorithm that addresses the con dence level fusion problem when M different sensors (or alarm sources) produce alarms independently. The goal of such a fusion method is to map the output confidence range of each alarm source to a global range shared by all of the alarm sources. The shared global confidence range allows a single receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve to be created, and this ROC then shows the global system performance trade-o s across all alarm sources. We explain the run packing algorithm, show its application to a multi-sensor buried explosive object detection system, and compare its performance to other fusion techniques.

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Taylor Glenn, Brandon Smock, Joseph Wilson, and Paul Gader "A run packing technique for multiple sensor fusion", Proc. SPIE 8709, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XVIII, 87091K (7 June 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2015987

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