Multisensor Data Fusion

Abstract

The main objective of multisensor data fusion is to combine elements of raw data from multiple sensors to extract the greatest amount of information possible about the sensed environment which is greater than the sum of its contributing parts. In the literal sense, data refers to the actual measurements taken or information obtained by the sensors and fusion is the process of combining the data or information in such a way that the results provide more information than the sum of the individual parts [7.1, 7.4].