Toward an Understanding of the Cognitive Aspects of Data Fusion
Abstract
Data fusion is a key driver for achieving Information Superiority. Improvements in processor speed and visualization techniques, virtual reality and sensor technology are important drivers as well. But the bandwidth between humans and their machines is limited; the source being the form of human input/output we are restricted to and the natural speed of processing we perform at. Neither of these obeys Moore's law. Most of the significance of the sensor data that we collect will be lost if it is not interpreted for the human user before hand. Improvements in speed only make this gap wider. In an attempt to narrow the gap, new HCI technologies, such as virtual reality, are being developed. But this introduces a new problem, namely, how to display fused sensor data to the user in a meaningful way. So the gap remains. The present scenario hopes that very intelligent software will automatically display exactly what we want and need and in a manner we can immediately grasp.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 14, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA391628
Entities
People
- Daniel M. Davenport
Organizations
- RTX