Abstract
AbstractIn sensor networks, many of the sensor nodes are often positioned in clusters, and there is a correlation between the data obtained at the various sensor nodes by observation. This kind of observational data is collected at fusion centers. In this paper, we study the observation precision at fusion centers from the viewpoint of the Kullback–Leibler (KL) information. In particular, we consider transmission path errors arising when transmission is made from each sensor node via wireless communication paths, as a factor in the deterioration of the KL information, or in other words, observation precision, and study its effects and methods for reducing it. In this paper, we study the KL information obtained in fusion centers when there have been transmission path errors in cases where the correlation between observational data is all equal, and where the correlation is random. We show that the deterioration of the KL information can be reduced in fusion centers by using the correlation of observational data in the estimates of error data. In addition, we present examples of estimating the correlation between observational data in fusion centers that use correlation, and of estimating error data using correlation. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 3, 90(11): 1–10, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecjc.20250
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