Weighted Measurement Fusion White Noise Research Articles

Robust centralized and weighted measurement fusion white noise deconvolution estimators for multisensor systems with mixed uncertainties

SummaryEstimating the input signal of a system is called deconvolution or input estimation. The white noise deconvolution has important applications in oil seismic exploration, communications, and signal processing. This paper addresses the design of robust centralized fusion (CF) and weighted measurement fusion (WMF) white noise deconvolution estimators for a class of uncertain multisensor systems with mixed uncertainties, including uncertain‐variance multiplicative noises in measurement matrix, missing measurements, and uncertain‐variance linearly correlated measurement and process white noises. By introducing the fictitious noise, the considered system is converted into one with only uncertain noise variances. According to the minimax robust estimation principle, based on the worst‐case system with the conservative upper bounds of uncertain noise variances, the robust CF and WMF time‐varying white noise deconvolution estimators (predictor, filter, and smoother) are presented in a unified framework. Applying the Lyapunov equation approach, their robustness is proved in the sense that their actual estimation error variances are guaranteed to have the corresponding minimal upper bounds for all admissible uncertainties. Using the information filter, their equivalence is proved. Their accuracy relations are proved. The computational complexities are analyzed and compared. Compared with the CF algorithm, the WMF algorithms can significantly reduce the computational burden when the number of sensors is larger. The corresponding robust fused steady‐state white noise deconvolution estimators are also presented. A simulation example with respect to the multisensor IS‐136 communication systems shows the effectiveness and correctness of the proposed results.

Self-tuning weighted measurement fusion white noise deconvolution estimator and its convergence analysis

White noise deconvolution or input white noise estimation has a wide range of applications including oil seismic exploration, communication, signal processing, and state estimation. For the multisensor linear discrete time-invariant stochastic systems with correlated measurement noises, and with unknown ARMA model parameters and noise statistics, the on-line AR model parameter estimator based on the Recursive Instrumental Variable (RIV) algorithm, the on-line MA model parameter estimator based on Gevers-Wouters algorithm and the on-line noise statistic estimator by using the correlation method are presented. Using the Kalman filtering method, a self-tuning weighted measurement fusion white noise deconvolution estimator is presented based on the self-tuning Riccati equation. It is proved that the self-tuning fusion white noise deconvolution estimator converges to the optimal fusion steady-state white noise deconvolution estimator in a realization by using the dynamic error system analysis (DESA) method, so that it has the asymptotic global optimality. The simulation example for a 3-sensor system with the Bernoulli-Gaussian input white noise shows its effectiveness.

Weighted Measurement Fusion White Noise Deconvolution Filter with Correlated Noise for Multisensor Stochastic Systems

For the multisensor linear discrete time‐invariant stochastic control systems with different measurement matrices and correlated noises, the centralized measurement fusion white noise estimators are presented by the linear minimum variance criterion under the condition that noise input matrix is full column rank. They have the expensive computing burden due to the high‐dimension extended measurement matrix. To reduce the computing burden, the weighted measurement fusion white noise estimators are presented. It is proved that weighted measurement fusion white noise estimators have the same accuracy as the centralized measurement fusion white noise estimators, so it has global optimality. It can be applied to signal processing in oil seismic exploration. A simulation example for Bernoulli‐Gaussian white noise deconvolution filter verifies the effectiveness.

Self-tuning measurement fusion white noise deconvolution estimator with correlated noises

For the multisensor linear discrete time-invariant stochastic systems with correlated noises and unknown noise statistics, an on-line noise statistics estimator is presented by using the correlation method. Substituting it into the steady-state Riccati equation, the self-tuning Riccati equation is obtained. Using the Kalman filtering method, based on the self-tuning Riccati equation, a self-tuning weighted measurement fusion white noise deconvolution estimator is presented. By the dynamic error system analysis (DESA) method, it is proved that the self-tuning fusion white noise deconvolution estimator converges to the optimal fusion steady-state white noise deconvolution estimator in a realization, so that it has the asymptotic global optimality. A simulation example for Bernoulli-Gaussian input white noise shows its effectiveness.

Self-tuning weighted measurement fusion white noise deconvolution estimator

For the multi-sensor linear discrete time-invariant stochastic systems with correlated measurement noises and unknown noise statistics, an on-line noise statistics estimator is obtained using the correlation method. Substituting it into the optimal weighted fusion steady-state white noise deconvolution estimator based on the Kalman filtering, a self-tuning weighted measurement fusion white noise deconvolution estimator is presented. By the Dynamic Error System Analysis (DESA) method, it proved that the self-tuning fusion white noise deconvolution estimator converges to the steady-state optimal fusion white noise deconvolution estimator in a realization. Therefore, it has the asymptotically global optimality. A simulation example for the tracking system with 3 sensors and the Bernoulli-Gaussian input white noise shows its effectiveness.