Approaches to Validation of Information Fusion Systems

Abstract

We motivate and offer a formal definition of validation as it applies to information fusion systems. Common definitions of validation compare the actual state of the world with that derived by the fusion process. This definition conflates properties of the fusion system with properties of systems that intervene between the world and the fusion system. We propose an alternative definition where validation of an information fusion system references a standard fusion device, such as recognized human experts. We illustrate the approach by describing the validation process implemented in RAID, a program conducted by DARPA and focused on information fusion in adversarial, deceptive environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 2009
Accession Number
ADA533080

Entities

People

  • Alexander S. Kott
  • Wes Milks

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Assault Rifles
  • Command And Control
  • Concealment
  • Deception
  • Environment
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Guns
  • Launchers
  • Machine Guns
  • Military Operations
  • Observation
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.