کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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532086 | 869906 | 2014 | 16 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
By “fusion” this work means integration of disparate types of data including (intervals of) real numbers as well as possibility/probability distributions defined over the totally-ordered lattice (R, ⩽) of real numbers. Such data may stem from different sources including (multiple/multimodal) electronic sensors and/or human judgement. The aforementioned types of data are presented here as different interpretations of a single data representation, namely Intervals’ Number (IN). It is shown that the set F of INs is a partially-ordered lattice (F, ⪯) originating, hierarchically, from (R, ⩽). Two sound, parametric inclusion measure functions σ:FN × FN → [0, 1] result in the Cartesian product lattice (FN, ⪯) towards decision-making based on reasoning. In conclusion, the space (FN, ⪯) emerges as a formal framework for the development of hybrid intelligent fusion systems/schemes. A fuzzy lattice reasoning (FLR) ensemble scheme, namely FLR pairwise ensemble, or FLRpe for short, is introduced here for sound decision-making based on descriptive knowledge (rules). Advantages include the sensible employment of a sparse rule base, employment of granular input data (to cope with imprecision/uncertainty/vagueness), and employment of all-order data statistics. The advantages as well as the performance of our proposed techniques are demonstrated, comparatively, by computer simulation experiments regarding an industrial dispensing application.
► The mathematical lattice of Intervals’ Numbers (INs) stems from real numbers.
► INs integrate (granular) data stemming from either sensors or human judgment.
► Fuzzy lattice reasoning (FLR) is employed for tunable decision-making.
► The novel FLRpe scheme is applied on INs for robust decision-making by voting.
► Computer simulation experiments demonstrate comparatively advantages of FLRpe.
Journal: Information Fusion - Volume 16, March 2014, Pages 68–83