Sensor fusion by two-layer conflict solving

Abstract

Many of the existing fusion approaches based on Dempster-Shafer Theory (DST) tend to be unreliable in various scenarios. Therefore, this topic is still in discussion. In this work a Two-Layer Conflict Solving (TLCS) data fusion scheme is proposed which is based on Dempster-Shafer Theory and on Fuzzy-Pattern-Classification (FPC) concepts. The aim is to provide an approach to data fusion which provides a stable conflict scenario handling. Furthermore, the scheme can easily be extended to fuzzy classification and is applicable to sensor fusion applications. Therefore, the suggested approach will contribute as a novel fuzzy fusion method.