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Analysis on Data Fusion Techniques for Combining Conflicting Beliefs

Author(s):

Prof. Vrushank Shah , L. J. Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ahmadabad.; Ms. Zarna Parmar, L. J. Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ahmadabad.

Keywords:

Dempster's rule, belief, conflict, consensus operator, subjective logic.

Abstract

The consensus operator provides a method for combining possibly conflicting beliefs within the Dempster-Shafer belief theory, and represents an alternative to the traditional Dempster's rule. In everyday discourse dogmatic beliefs are expressed by observers when they have a strong and rigid opinion about a subject of interest. Such beliefs can be expressed and formalised within the Demspter- Shafer belief theory. This paper describes how the consensus operator can be applied to dogmatic conflicting opinions, i.e. when the degree of conflict is very high. It overcomes shortcomings of Dempster's rule and other operators that have been proposed for combining possibly conflicting beliefs.

Other Details

Paper ID: IJSRDV1I3078
Published in: Volume : 1, Issue : 3
Publication Date: 01/06/2013
Page(s): 706-709

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