Contents
Chapter 1 Perspectives on Distributed Data Fusion
David L. Hall
Chapter 2 Distributed Data Fusion: Overarching Design Concerns and Some New Approaches
David Nicholson, Steven Reece, Alex Rogers, Stephen Roberts, and Nick Jennings
Chapter 3 Network-Centric Concepts: Impacts to Distributed Fusion System Design
James Llinas
Chapter 4 Distributed Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks
Pramod K. Varshney, Engin Masazade, Priyadip Ray, and Ruixin Niu
Chapter 5 Fundamentals of Distributed Estimation
Chee-Yee Chong, Kuo-Chu Chang, and Shozo Mori
Chapter 6 Essence of Distributed Target Tracking: Track Fusion and Track Association
Shozo Mori, Kuo-Chu Chang, and Chee-Yee Chong
Chapter 7 Decentralized Data Fusion: Formulation and Algorithms
Paul Thompson, Eric Nettleton, and Hugh Durrant-Whyte
Chapter 8 Toward a Theoretical Foundation for Distributed Fusion
Ronald Mahler
Chapter 9 Object Classification in a Distributed Environment
James Llinas and Chee-Yee Chong
Chapter 10 A Framework for Distributed High-Level Fusion
Subrata Das
Chapter 11 Threat Analysis in Distributed Environments
Hengameh Irandoust, Abder Benaskeur, Jean Roy, and Froduald Kabanza
Chapter 12 Ontological Structures for Higher Levels of Distributed Fusion
Mieczyslaw M. Kokar, Brian E. Ulicny, and Jakub J. Moskal
Chapter 13 Service-Oriented Architecture for Human-Centric Information Fusion
Jeff Rimland
Chapter 14 Nonmyopic Sensor Management
Viswanath Avasarala and Tracy Mullen
Chapter 15 Test and Evaluation of Distributed Data and Information Fusion Systems and Processes
James Llinas, Christopher Bowman, and Kedar Sambhoos
Chapter 16 Human Engineering Factors in Distributed and Net-Centric Fusion Systems
Ann Bisantz, Michael Jenkins, and Jonathan Pfautz
Chapter 17 Distributed Data and Information Fusion in Visual Sensor Networks
Federico Castanedo, Juan Gomez-Romero, Miguel A. Patricio, Jesus Garcia, and Jose M. Molina