Patent ID: 6125339
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G06K,G06N

Abstract:
A method of recognizing an object, comprising the steps of:gathering a set of information from a sensor, wherein said information is representative of a characteristic of said object;creating Dempster-Shafer basic probability assignments (bpa's) based on said set of information, wherein said Dempster-Shafer bpa's represent a probability that said object comprises a target;creating combinations of said Dempster-Shafer bpa's, wherein said combinations of said Dempster-Shafer bpa's represent the probability that said object comprises a target;measuring an error present in said Dempster-Shafer bpa's and said combinations of said Dempster-Shafer bpa's;calculating updates to said Dempster-Shafer bpa's and said combinations of said Dempster-Shafer bpa's based on said error; andrefining said probability of said object comprising a target by modifying said Dempster-Shafer bpa's and said combinations of said Dempster-Shafer bpa's based on said updates.