Fusion of Hierarchical Identity Declaration for Naval Command and Control

Abstract

Within the context of naval warfare, commanders and their staff require access to a wide range of information to carry out their duties. This information provides them with the knowledge necessary to determine the position, identity and behavior of the enemy. This document is concerned with the fusion of identity declarations through the use of statistical analysis rooted in the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence. It proposes to hierarchically structure the declarations according to STANAG 4420 (Display Symbology and Colours for NATO Maritime Units). More specifically the aim of this document is two-fold: to explore the problem of fusing identity declarations emanating from different sources, and to offer the decision maker a quantitative analysis based on statistical methodology that can enhance his/her decision making process regarding the identity of detected objects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 06, 1996
Accession Number
ADA630526

Entities

People

  • Eloi Bosse
  • Jean Roy
  • Lyne Des Groseilliers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bayesian Networks
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computational Science
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Identification Systems
  • Information Science
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Radar
  • Reasoning
  • Statistical Analysis

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control