Data Fusion to improve trajectory tracking in a Cooperative Surveillance Multi-Agent Architecture Export

@article{citeulike:5915477, abstract = {In this paper we present a Cooperative Surveillance Multi-Agent System (CS-MAS) architecture extended to incorporate dynamic coalition formation. We illustrate specific coalition formation using fusion skills. In this case, the fusion process is divided into two layers: (i) a global layer in the fusion center, which initializes the coalitions, and (ii) a local layer within coalitions, where a local fusion agent is dynamically instantiated. There are several types of autonomous agent: surveillance-sensor agents, a fusion center agent, a local fusion agent, interface agents, record agents, planning agents, etc. Autonomous agents differ in their ability to carry out a specific surveillance task. A surveillance-sensor agent controls and manages individual sensors (usually video cameras). It has different capabilities depending on its functional complexity and limitations related to sensor-specific aspects. In the work presented here we add a new autonomous agent, called the local fusion agent, to the CS-MAS architecture, addressing specific problems of on-line sensor alignment, registration, bias removal and data fusion. The local fusion agent is dynamically created by the fusion center agent and involves several surveillance-sensor agents working in a coalition. We show how the inclusion of this new dynamic local fusion agent guarantees that, in a video-surveillance system, objects of interest are successfully tracked across the whole area, assuring continuity and seamless transitions.}, author = {Castanedo, Federico and Garc\'{\i}a, Jes\'{u}s and Patricio, Miguel A. and Molina, Jos\'{e} M.}, citeulike-article-id = {5915477}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2009.09.002}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1566253509000815}, day = {06}, doi = {10.1016/j.inffus.2009.09.002}, issn = {15662535}, journal = {Information Fusion}, keywords = {fusion, mas, surveillance}, month = {October}, posted-at = {2009-10-11 02:51:34}, priority = {2}, title = {Data Fusion to improve trajectory tracking in a Cooperative Surveillance Multi-Agent Architecture}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2009.09.002}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5915477 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5915477 N2 - In this paper we present a Cooperative Surveillance Multi-Agent System (CS-MAS) architecture extended to incorporate dynamic coalition formation. We illustrate specific coalition formation using fusion skills. In this case, the fusion process is divided into two layers: (i) a global layer in the fusion center, which initializes the coalitions, and (ii) a local layer within coalitions, where a local fusion agent is dynamically instantiated. There are several types of autonomous agent: surveillance-sensor agents, a fusion center agent, a local fusion agent, interface agents, record agents, planning agents, etc. Autonomous agents differ in their ability to carry out a specific surveillance task. A surveillance-sensor agent controls and manages individual sensors (usually video cameras). It has different capabilities depending on its functional complexity and limitations related to sensor-specific aspects. In the work presented here we add a new autonomous agent, called the local fusion agent, to the CS-MAS architecture, addressing specific problems of on-line sensor alignment, registration, bias removal and data fusion. The local fusion agent is dynamically created by the fusion center agent and involves several surveillance-sensor agents working in a coalition. We show how the inclusion of this new dynamic local fusion agent guarantees that, in a video-surveillance system, objects of interest are successfully tracked across the whole area, assuring continuity and seamless transitions. JF - Information Fusion SN - 15662535 TI - Data Fusion to improve trajectory tracking in a Cooperative Surveillance Multi-Agent Architecture KW - fusion KW - mas KW - surveillance AU - Castanedo, Federico AU - García, Jesús AU - Patricio, Miguel AU - Molina, José PY - 2009/10/06/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2009.09.002 ER -