A Systems Engineering Approach for Implementing Data Fusion Systems

22.1 Scope 561 22.2 Architecture for Data Fusion 563 22.2.1 Role of Data Fusion in Information Processing Systems 563 22.2.2 The Role for the DNN Architecture 565 22.2.3 Components of the DNN Technical Architecture for DF&RM System Development 568 22.2.4 DF&RM Node Processing 575 22.2.4.1 Data Fusion Node Processing 575 22.2.4.2 Resource Management Node Processing 577 22.2.4.3 Comparison of the Dual Data Association and Response Planning Functions at Each DF&RM Level 580 22.3 Data Fusion System Engineering Process 581 22.4 Sample Applications of the DF&RM DNN Architecture 584 22.4.1 Level 2 Fusion DNN Application Example 584 24.4.2 Level 3 Fusion DNN Application Example 585 22.4.3 Level 4 DF&RM DNN Application Example 585 22.4.4 Dual RM DNN Application Example 587 22.4.5 DF&RM System Engineering as a Level 4 Resource Management Problem 589 22.5 The DF&RM Model Unification Provided by the DNN Architecture 591 22.5.1 Dasarathy Fusion Model 591 22.5.2 Bedworth and O’Brien’s Omnibus Model 592 22.5.3 The Kovacich Fusion Taxonomy 592 22.5.4 The Endsley Model 593 References 595