Multisensor data fusion via Gaussian process models for dimensional and geometric verification

An increasing amount of commercial measurement instruments implementing a wide range of measurement technologies is rapidly becoming available for dimensional and geometric verification. Multiple solutions are often acquired within the shop-floor with the aim of providing alternatives to cover a wider array of measurement needs, thus overcoming the limitations of individual instruments and technologies.In such scenarios, multisensor data fusion aims at going one step further by seeking original and different ways to analyze and combine multiple measurement datasets taken from the same measurand, in order to produce synergistic effects and ultimately obtain overall better measurement results.In this work an original approach to multisensor data fusion is presented, based on the development of Gaussian process models (the technique also known as kriging), starting from point sets acquired from multiple instruments. The approach is illustrated and validated through the application to a simulated test case and two real-life industrial metrology scenarios involving structured light scanners and coordinate measurement machines.The results show that not only the proposed approach allows for obtaining final measurement results whose metrological quality transcends that of the original single-sensor datasets, but also it allows to better characterize metrological performance and potential sources of measurement error originated from within each individual sensor.     

Enhancing multisensor data fusion on light sectioning coordinate measuring systems for the in-process inspection of freeform shaped parts

A method for automatic determination of sensors positions and orientations in multisensor laser triangulation coordinate measuring systems is presented. Based on a series of measurements on a conical artifact without the use of external light sources, the approach allows for both optimized adjustment of the physical sensors alignment and improved 3D data registration by software. Simulations were conducted to quantify the sensitivity of the method. Experimental results based on measurements of steep details of complex shaped parts show a 5-times reduction of deviations between measurements of sensors with respect to an already optimized adjustment by manual methods.     

Self-tuning distributed measurement fusion Kalman estimator for the multi-channel ARMA signal

For the multisensor multi-channel autoregressive moving average (ARMA) signal with white measurement noises and a common disturbance measurement white noise, when the model parameters and the noise variances are all unknown, a multi-stage information fusion identification method is presented, where the consistent fused estimates of the model parameters and noise variances are obtained by the multi-dimension recursive instrumental variable (RIV) algorithm, correlation method and Gevers-Wouters algorithm with a dead band. Substituting these estimates into the optimal distributed measurement fusion Kalman signal estimator, a self-tuning distributed measurement fusion Kalman signal estimator is presented. Its convergence is proved by the dynamic error system analysis (DESA) method, so that it has asymptotical global optimality. In order to reduce computational load, a fast recursive inversion algorithm for a high-dimension matrix is presented by the inversion formula of partitioned matrix. Especially, when the process and measurement noise variance matrices are all diagonal matrices, the inversion formula of a high-dimension matrix is presented, which extends the formula of the inverse of Pei-Radman matrix. Applying the proposed inversion algorithm, the computation of the fused measurement and fused noise variance is simplified and their computational burden is reduced. A simulation example shows effectiveness of the proposed method.     

多传感器数据融合测试台发展浅析

通过对国外一些有代表性的多传感器数据融合测试台的分析，认为数据融合技术最终要在军事领域中得到应用，融合测试台的研制是不可缺少的一环，应不失时机地开展此项工作。     

一致性多传感器数据融合方法的改进

多传感器数据融合是指将经过集成处理的多传感器数据进行合成，形成对外部环境某一特征的一种表达方式的过程。本文首先介绍了Ｌｕｏ［１］的一致性多传感器数据融合方法。然后，针对Ｌｕｏ方法的不足之处，改进了一致性融合方法。该改进方法计算量小，能简便、快速地确定一致性的传感器数据。     

数据融合在C^3I系统中的应用

多传感器数据融合技术已在军事领域受到广泛重视，并逐步走向实际应用，本文简要介绍它的一般组成、特点以及在军事Ｃ＾３Ｉ系统应用中的主要功效。     

多传感器检测中的数据溶合技术

多传感器检测是使用多种(或多个)传感器对同一被测对象进行广泛的测量。应用多传感器检测技术和多传感器数据溶合技术对车削加工中的零件外圆尺寸检测进行了实验研究,结果表明,多传感器检测技术能够满足现代检测技术对信息的精确要求,使得检测监控系统更加准确、可靠。     

基于神经网络的信息融合故障诊断技术

利用神经网络技术建立信息融合中心 ,对多传感器数据进行融合处理 ,通过多源互补信息减小故障诊断系统的不确定性。文中讨论了神经网络多传感器信息融合方法中数据预处理与特征提取、特征向量维数压缩与关联、归一化处理方法等 ,同时 ,对神经网络的构造以及学习训练等内容 ,也作了较为详细的讨论。通过对柴油机振动监测数据、燃油压力波动信息、以及两者融合信息的故障诊断性能的比较 ,表明神经网络多传感器信息融合方法用于复杂机械的故障诊断是可行和有效的     

多传感器数据融合技术的现状及展望

阐述了多传感器数据融合的原理，对数据融合算法的研究动态进行了评述，指出了数据融合技术存在的问题，对今后的发展趋势进行了展望。