Back to results
US 2026/0093785 A1Published application
Systems and methods of sensor data fusion
AssigneeDigital Global Systems, Inc.
InventorArmando Montalvo
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
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.
Claims20
A system for sensor data fusion for satellite management and utilization, 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 sensor, being of a first sensor type, operable to measure a first parameter of a machine;
- and
- at least one second sensor, being of a second sensor type, operable to measure a second parameter of the machine;
- wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to analyze the first parameter and the second parameter;
- wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to curate the first parameter and the second parameter, creating a curated first parameter and a curated second parameter, the at least one link engine is operable to link the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter, the at least one inference engine is operable to determine an inference from the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter, and the at least one validation engine is operable to validate the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter;
- wherein the at least one link engine is operable to calculate a conditional entropy between the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter;
- wherein the at least one link engine is operable to determine if the link between the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter is a non-existent link, a weak link, or a strong link via the conditional entropy;
- wherein the at least one inference engine is operable to determine internal sensor damage for the at least one first sensor and/or the at least one second sensor based on the conditional entropy;
- wherein the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter;
- wherein the at least one computer processor does not store the curated first parameter and/or the curated second parameter until the at least one validation engine has validated the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter;
- wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to instruct modification of the machine based on at least one query;
- and
- wherein the modification of the machine includes adjusting an orientation of a satellite.
12 more elements
A method for sensor data fusion for satellite management and utilization, 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 sensor, being of a first sensor type, measuring a first parameter of a machine;
- and
- at least one second sensor, being of a second sensor type, measuring a second parameter of the machine;
- analyzing by the at least one computer processor the first parameter and the second parameter;
- curating the first parameter and the second parameter via the at least one curation engine, creating a curated first parameter and a curated second parameter, linking the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter via the at least one link engine, determining an inference from the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter via the at least one inference engine, and validating the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter via the at least one validation engine;
- calculating a conditional entropy via the at least one link engine between the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter;
- determining if the link between the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter is a non-existent link, a weak link, or a strong link via the conditional entropy;
- determining by the at least one inference engine internal sensor damage for the at least one first sensor and/or the at least one second sensor based on the conditional entropy;
- fusing the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter;
- wherein the at least one computer processor does not store the curated first parameter and/or the curated second parameter until the at least one validation engine has validated the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter;
- instructing modification of the machine by the at least one computer processor based in part on at least one query;
- and
- wherein the modification of the machine includes adjusting an orientation of a satellite.
12 more elements
A system for sensor data fusion for satellite management and utilization, 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 sensor of a first sensor type, operable to measure a first parameter of a machine;
- and
- at least one second sensor of a second sensor type, operable to measure a second parameter of the machine;
- wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to analyze data relating to the first parameter and the second parameter;
- wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to curate the first parameter and the second parameter, creating a curated first parameter and a curated second parameter, the at least one link engine is operable to link the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter, the at least one inference engine is operable to determine at least one inference from the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter, and the at least one validation engine is operable to validate the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter;
- wherein the at least one link engine is operable to calculate a conditional entropy between the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter based in part on at least one common property and/or common sub-property of the first parameter and the second parameter;
- wherein the at least one link engine is operable to determine if the link between the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter is a non-existent link, a weak link, or a strong link via the conditional entropy;
- wherein the at least one inference engine is operable to determine internal sensor damage for the at least one first sensor and/or the at least one second sensor based on the conditional entropy;
- wherein the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter;
- wherein the at least one computer processor does not store the curated first parameter and/or the curated second parameter until the at least one validation engine has validated the curated first parameter and the curated second parameter;
- wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to instruct modification of the machine based on at least one query;
- and
- wherein the modification of the machine includes adjusting an orientation of a satellite.
12 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.