SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSION
Systems and methods of sensor data fusion including sensor data capture, curation, linking, fusion, inference, and validation. The systems and methods described herein reduce computational demand and processing time by curating data and calculating conditional entropy. The system is operable to fuse data from a plurality of sensor types. A computer processor optionally stores fused sensor data that the system validates above a mathematical threshold.
1 . A system for sensor data fusion for sensor management and utilization in autonomous transportation, comprising:
at least one computer processor including a memory;
at least one curation engine, at least one link engine, at least one fusion engine, at least one inference engine, and at least one validation engine;
at least one first distance sensor operable to capture a first distance measurement from a vehicle to at least one object; and
at least one second distance sensor operable to capture a second distance measurement from the vehicle to the at least one object;
wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to curate the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement, the at least one link engine is operable to link the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement, the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement, the at least one inference engine is operable to determine at least one inference from the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement, and the at least one validation engine is operable to validate the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement;
wherein the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement, thereby creating fused data; and
wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to instruct the vehicle based on the fused data.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one link engine is operable to calculate a non-existent link, a weak link, or a strong link between the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fusion engine is further operable to fuse at least one first distance property and/or at least one first distance sub-property and at least one second distance property and/or at least one second distance sub-property.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one first distance property and/or the at least one first distance sub-property is different than the at least one second distance property and/or the at least one second distance sub-property.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement in real-time.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the fused data includes at least one new data set.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to receive at least one query.
8 . A method for sensor data fusion for sensor management and utilization in autonomous transportation, comprising:
providing at least one computer processor including a memory;
providing at least one curation engine, at least one link engine, at least one fusion engine, at least one inference engine, and at least one validation engine;
at least one first distance sensor capturing a first distance measurement from a vehicle to at least one object;
at least one second distance sensor capturing a second distance measurement from the vehicle to the at least one object;
curating by the at least one curation engine the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement, linking by the at least one link engine the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement, fusing by the at least one fusion engine the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement, determining at least one inference by the at least one inference engine from the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement, and validating by the at least one validation engine the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement;
fusing by the at least one fusion engine the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement, thereby creating fused data; and
instructing by the at least one computer processor the vehicle based on fused data.
9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising predicting a future event based in part on the fused data.
10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising calculating by the at least one link engine a non-existent link, a weak link, or a strong link between the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to receive at least one query.
12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising fusing via the at least one fusion engine at least one first distance property and/or at least one first distance sub-property and at least one second distance property and/or at least one second distance sub-property.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one first distance property and/or the at least one first sub-property is different than the at least one second distance property and/or the at least one second distance sub-property.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein fusing the first distance measurement and the second distance measurement occurs in real-time.
15 . A system for sensor data fusion for sensor management and utilization in autonomous transportation, comprising:
at least one computer processor including a memory;
at least one curation engine, at least one link engine, at least one fusion engine, at least one inference engine, and at least one validation engine; and
at least two sensors, each of the at least two sensors operable to measure a first distance from a vehicle to at least one object and a second distance from the vehicle to the at least one object;
wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to curate the first distance and the second distance, the at least one link engine is operable to link the first distance and the second distance, the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the first distance and the second distance, the at least one inference engine is operable to determine at least one inference from the first distance and the second distance, and the at least one validation engine is operable to validate the first distance and the second distance;
wherein the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the first distance, the second distance, at least one first distance property and/or at least one first distance sub-property, and at least one second distance property and/or at least one second distance sub-property, thereby creating fused data; and
wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to instruct the vehicle based on fused data.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the fused data includes at least one new data set.
17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the system is operable to store only the fused data.
18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the first distance, the second distance, the at least one first distance property and/or the at least one first distance sub-property, and the at least one second distance property and/or the at least one second distance sub-property in real-time.
19 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one first distance property and/or the at least one first distance sub-property is the same as the at least one second distance property and/or the at least one second distance sub-property.
20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one first distance property and/or the at least one first distance sub-property is different than the at least one second distance property and/or the at least one second distance sub-property.