Research Article

Development and Coverage Evaluation of ZigBee-Based Wireless Network Applications

Table 1

Fusion algorithms comparison.

ClassificationTitleRemarks

Classical fusion algorithmStatistical methodBias algorithmNeed a priori knowledge and need to meet more set conditions
D-S theory
Estimation methodMaximum likelihood estimationThe integrity of the data protection is good and applicable for high robustness applications
Kalman filter
Least squares
Data fusion

New fusion algorithmInformation theoryCluster analysisNo need for a priori conditions, but the computation is large and the energy consumption is high
Artificial intelligenceFuzzy estimation
Neural network