4. Bayesian combination operators

4.1 Upstream combination

Upstream fusion represents a maximum performance limit for the fusion operators presented in the following. Maximum performance is achieved when the assumptions or information taken into account in the model are known with certainty.

4.1.1 Combining signals for detection

The fusion of two detections is the most elementary example of data fusion. It is assumed that a decision of presence d = H ₁ or absence d = H _...