Date of Award
3-2004
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Operational Sciences
First Advisor
Kenneth W. Bauer, PhD
Abstract
This thesis continues the research begun by Storm, Bauer and Oxley in 2003 into the fusion of classifiers. It examines the fusion of up to three correlated classifiers using three different fusion techniques. The overall objective was to determine the optimal ensemble of classifiers to maximize the expected classification accuracy. The ISOC fusion method (Haspert, 2000), the ROC Within fusion method (Oxley and Bauer, 2002) and a Probabilistic Neural Network were the three fusion techniques employed in these set of experiments. Performance of the classifiers and the fusion methods is measured via ROC curves. Two possible configurations of feature correlations were examined. The expected true positive value relative to a prior distribution of correlation levels for each configuration was then used to compare the classifiers and the fused classifiers performance and thereby allowing for the selection of an optimal ensemble.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GOR-ENS-04-03
DTIC Accession Number
ADA422890
Recommended Citation
Clemans, Paul P., "An Investigation of the Optimal Sensor Ensemble for Sensor Fusion" (2004). Theses and Dissertations. 4020.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/4020