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Title	Sensor and data fusion of remotely sensed wide-area geospatial targets
Author	Churchill, Stephen, 1975-
Description	Thesis (M.Eng.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Engineering and Applied Science
Date	2009
Pagination	xv, 179 leaves : col. ill., col. maps
Subject	Icebergs--Remote sensing; Multisensor data fusion--Methodology; Remoste sensing--Statistical methods;
Degree	M.Eng.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Discipline	Engineering and Applied Science
Language	Eng
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-179)
Abstract	This thesis consists of the examination of methodologies for sensor fusion and data fusion of remotely sensed, sparse geospatial targets. Methods for attaining an increased awareness of targets in both tactical and strategic roles are proposed and examined. The example methodologies are demonstrated, and areas for further research noted. Discussions of the proposed methods are carried forth in the context of iceberg detection. -- Amongst the difficulties associated with the combination of sensor parameters and sensor data are the wide variety of technologies, performance ability, coverage, and reliability that are available to those users of remote sensing technology. Typical sensors include airborne search radars, marine search radars, surface wave radar, and satellite synthetic aperture radar. The ability to mitigate the related parametric variances is the test of an appropriate sensor or data fusion algorithm. -- Documented herein are the efforts to find such an algorithm using various statistical methods. Primary among these is Bayes Theorem combined with tracking systems such as the multiple hypothesis tracker. This and other methodologies are explored and evaluated, where appropriate. It will be demonstrated that such a methodology can combine sensor data returns to provide high performance, wide-area, situational awareness with sensors considered to have poor performance.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a2975958
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(21.46 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Churchill_Stephen.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	79372.cpd