Authors: Jean Dezert, Florentin Smarandache
This chapter presents a general method for combining uncertain and paradoxical (i.e. highly conflicting) sources of evidence for a wide class of fusion problems. From the foundations of the DSmT we show how the DSm rule of combination can be extended to take into account all possible integrity constraints (if any) of the problem under consideration due to the true nature of elements/concepts involved into it. We show how Shafer’s model can be considered as a specific hybrid DSm model and can be easily handled by the DSmT and one presents here a new efficient alternative to Dempster’s rule of combination, following steps of previous researchers towards this quest. Several simple didactic examples are also provided to show the efficiency and the generality of the approach proposed in this work.
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