传感器数据融合：不仅仅是传感器集成

　　传感器数据融合：不仅仅是传感器集成

　　传感器融合不仅仅是各个部分的总和。这是硬件和软件集成的不懈努力。本文着重介绍了传感器进展中最近的一些进展，以及如何将硬件和软件结合在一起工作良好。

　　首先，应该指出的是，术语“融合”和“传感器融合”经常互换，但实际上是不同的，就像下面的两个定义，图1是显而易见的。¹

　　传感器融合：将感官数据或来自感官数据的数据相结合，使所得到的信息在某种程度上比单独使用这些信息时更好。

　　多传感器集成：通过系统完成任务的传感器数据的协同使用。这不同于传感器融合，传感器融合包括实际的感官信息组合成一种代表性的格式。

　　The use of sensor fusion will continue to identify next-generation intelligent systems. Sensor fusion occurs when the system is able to make intelligent decisions， based on the input of multiple sensors that capture the data and use the captured information to create an enhanced and intelligent system. This integrated data provides for a means to achieve goals that are not achievable using a single sensor or series of single sensors.

　　The data combines to deliver information that is more accurate， complete， and precise， compared to data gathered in the absence of the volume and non-integrated sensors that were used in the past.