Data Fusion Mathematics: Theory and Practice
暫譯: 數據融合數學：理論與實踐

《數據融合數學：理論與實踐》提供了數據融合（DF）的全面概述，並對與DF直接相關的基本數學進行了適當且充分的理解。

本新版本提供了更新的章節，並新增了四個基於作者最近研究的章節，涵蓋了機器學習技術、使用2D地面雷達網絡進行目標定位、用於多目標角度跟踪的熱成像傳感器，以及單一平台和團隊平台的多傳感器數據融合等主題。本書還涵蓋了主要的數學表達式、公式和方程式，並在可行的情況下提供其推導過程。它討論了有符號距離函數概念、DF模型和架構、類型1和類型2模糊邏輯的方面和方法，以及相關的實際應用。此外，作者還涵蓋了在多傳感器DF方法和應用中越來越多應用的軟計算範式。

本書面向對多傳感器數據融合領域感興趣並從事相關工作的研究人員、科學家、教師和實踐工程師。

Jitendra R. Raol earned a BE and an ME in electrical engineering at M. S. University (MSU) of Baroda, Vadodara, in 1971 and 1973, respectively, and a PhD in electrical and computer engineering at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, in 1986. At both places, he was also a postgraduate research and teaching assistant. He joined the National Aeronautical Laboratory (NAL, Bangalore) in 1975. At CSIR-NAL, he was involved in the activities on human pilot modeling in fix- and motion-based research flight simulators. He re-joined NAL in 1986 and retired in July 2007 as Scientist-G and Head of the flight mechanics and control division at CSIR-NAL. His main research interests include data fusion, system identification, state/ parameter estimation, flight mechanics-flight data analysis, H-infinity filtering, non-linear filtering, artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic systems, genetic algorithms, and soft technologies for robotics.

S. Sethu Selvi is a Professor in the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Ramaiah Institute of Technology. She earned a PhD in image compression at the Indian Institute of Science in 2001 under Prof. Anamitra Makur. She earned a BE at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, in 1992, and an ME at Anna University in 1994. She joined the faculty of the Department of Electronics and Communication at Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, in 2002 as an assistant professor. She was promoted to the professor cadre in 2007 and also was the Head of the department from 2008 to 2021. Her fields of interest include digital image processing, machine and deep learning, video processing, character recognition, and biometrics.

Sudesh K. Kashyap is a Chief Scientist and Group Head of the System Identification and Data Fusion Group at the Flight Mechanics and Control Division of CSIR-NAL, Bangalore. He earned a BE in electronics, an ME in electrical engineering, and a PhD in electrical engineering and electronics. Dr. Kashyap was a key member of various projects sponsored by different DRDO labs for the design, development, and evaluation of advanced algorithms for multi-sensor multi-target tracking and fusion for air defense applications such as Real Time Flight Safety Expert System (RTFLEX) and RF Seekers-based tracking of homing targets. His core expertise is in the area of Kalman filtering, multi-sensor data fusion, gating and data association, and target tracking with evasive maneuvers. He has also contributed to a concept proving Fuzzy-Bayesian-based expert system to assist pilots by providing enhanced situational awareness and threat levels in beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air combat scenarios.

Ailneni Sanketh earned a bachelor's degree in technology at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Hyderabad and a master's in technology at the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Bangalore. His specializations include estimation theory and its application to inertial navigation using MEMS sensors. In 2012, he began a professional career as a Scientist at the Flight Mechanics and Controls Division (FMCD) at CSIR-NAL. He is currently pursuing a PhD in the Aerospace Engineering Department of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Madras). His research interests include multi-sensor target tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, navigation, and flight dynamics of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Jitendra R. Raol 於1971年和1973年分別在印度巴羅達的M. S. University (MSU) 獲得電機工程的學士和碩士學位，並於1986年在加拿大漢密爾頓的麥克馬斯特大學獲得電氣與計算機工程的博士學位。在這兩個地方，他也擔任了研究生研究和教學助理。他於1975年加入國家航空實驗室 (NAL, 班加羅爾)。在CSIR-NAL，他參與了基於固定和運動的研究飛行模擬器中的人類飛行員建模活動。他於1986年重新加入NAL，並於2007年7月退休，擔任CSIR-NAL的科學家-G及飛行力學與控制部門的負責人。他的主要研究興趣包括數據融合、系統識別、狀態/參數估計、飛行力學-飛行數據分析、H-無窮大濾波、非線性濾波、人工神經網絡、模糊邏輯系統、遺傳算法以及機器人技術的軟技術。

S. Sethu Selvi 是拉馬亞科技學院電子與通信工程系的教授。她於2001年在印度科學院獲得圖像壓縮的博士學位，指導教授為Anamitra Makur。她於1992年在提亞卡拉賈工程學院獲得學士學位，並於1994年在安娜大學獲得碩士學位。她於2002年加入拉馬亞科技學院電子與通信系，擔任助理教授，並於2007年晉升為教授，於2008年至2021年擔任系主任。她的研究領域包括數位圖像處理、機器學習和深度學習、視頻處理、字符識別和生物識別技術。

Sudesh K. Kashyap 是CSIR-NAL飛行力學與控制部門系統識別與數據融合小組的首席科學家和小組負責人。他獲得電子學學士學位、電機工程碩士學位及電機工程與電子學博士學位。Kashyap博士是多個由不同DRDO實驗室贊助的項目的關鍵成員，這些項目涉及設計、開發和評估用於空中防禦應用的多傳感器多目標跟蹤和融合的先進算法，如實時飛行安全專家系統 (RTFLEX) 和基於RF Seekers的制導目標跟蹤。他的核心專長在於卡爾曼濾波、多傳感器數據融合、閘控和數據關聯，以及在迴避機動中的目標跟蹤。他還為一個概念驗證的模糊-貝葉斯專家系統做出了貢獻，該系統旨在通過提供增強的情境意識和威脅水平來協助飛行員，特別是在超視距 (BVR) 空對空作戰場景中。

Ailneni Sanketh 在海得拉巴的賈瓦哈拉爾·尼赫魯科技大學獲得技術學士學位，並在班加羅爾的科學與創新研究學院 (AcSIR) 獲得技術碩士學位。他的專業領域包括估計理論及其在使用MEMS傳感器的慣性導航中的應用。2012年，他開始在CSIR-NAL的飛行力學與控制部門 (FMCD) 擔任科學家的專業生涯。他目前正在印度理工學院 (IIT-Madras) 航空工程系攻讀博士學位。他的研究興趣包括多傳感器目標跟蹤、多傳感器數據融合、導航以及無人機的飛行動力學。