Distributed data fusion: Neighbors, rumors, and the art of collective knowledge

ME Campbell, NR Ahmed - IEEE Control Systems Magazine, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distributed data fusion (DDF) is the process whereby a group of agents sense their local
environment, communicate with other agents, and collectively try to infer knowledge about a …

Decentralized Bayesian algorithms for active sensor networks

A Makarenko, H Durrant-Whyte - Information Fusion, 2006 - Elsevier
The paper presents two algorithms for Decentralized Bayesian information fusion and
information-theoretic decision making. The algorithms are stated in terms of operations on a …

A decentralised particle filtering algorithm for multi-target tracking across multiple flight vehicles

LL Ong, B Upcroft, T Bailey, M Ridley… - 2006 IEEE/RSJ …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a decentralised particle filtering algorithm that enables multiple vehicles
to jointly track 3D features under limited communication bandwidth. This algorithm, applied …

A decentralized architecture for active sensor networks

A Makarenko, A Brooks, S Williams… - … on Robotics and …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper presents a decentralized approach to the solution of the distributed information
gathering problem. The main design objectives are scalability with the number of network …

Cross-device Wi-Fi map fusion with Gaussian processes

HC Yen, CC Wang - IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
spatially sparse received signal strength measurements obtained with multiple devices.
First, we show that the residual of the linear regression between devices, usually …

Consistent methods for decentralised data fusion using particle filters

L Ong, B Upcroft, M Ridley, T Bailey… - … and Integration for …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents two solutions for performing decentralised particle filtering in view of
non-linear, non-Gaussian tracking in sensor networks. The issue is that no known methods …

An estimation algorithm for stochastic linear hybrid systems with continuous-state-dependent mode transitions

I Hwang, CE Seah - Proceedings of the 45th IEEE Conference …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose an estimation algorithm for stochastic linear hybrid systems with continuous-
state-dependent mode transitions. We utilize Gaussian mixture approximations to overcome …

Particle based probability density fusion with differential Shannon entropy criterion

J Ajgl, M Šimandl - 14th International Conference on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper focuses on a decentralised nonlinear estimation problem in a multiple sensor
network. The stress is laid on the optimal fusion of probability densities conditioned by …

A comparison of probabilistic representations for decentralised data fusion

LL Ong, M Ridley, B Upcroft, S Kumar… - 2005 International …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper compares and constrasts three different probabilistic models-Particle
representations, Parzen density estimates, and Gaussian mixture models-for non-Gaussian …

What's one mixture divided by another?: A unified approach to high-fidelity distributed data fusion with mixture models

NR Ahmed - … Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work examines the problem of using finite Gaussian mixtures (GMs) in Bayesian
message passing algorithms for decentralized data fusion (DDF). It is shown that both exact …