A flexible rule for evidential combination in Dempster–Shafer theory of evidence

W Ma, Y Jiang, X Luo - Applied Soft Computing, 2019 - Elsevier
Dempster's combination rule in Dempster–Shafer theory of evidence is widely used to
combine multiple pieces of evidence. However, when the evidence is severely conflicting …

Generalized combination rule for evidential reasoning approach and Dempster–Shafer theory of evidence

YW Du, JJ Zhong - Information Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Dempster–Shafer (DS) theory of evidence can combine evidence with one
parameter. The evidential reasoning (ER) approach is an extension of DS theory that can …

Combining conflicting evidence based on Pearson correlation coefficient and weighted graph

J Deng, Y Deng, KH Cheong - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dempster–Shafer evidence theory (evidence theory) has been widely used as an efficient
method for dealing with uncertainty. In evidence theory, Dempster's rule is the most well …

Combination rule of D–S evidence theory based on the strategy of cross merging between evidences

K Guo, W Li - Expert Systems with Applications, 2011 - Elsevier
Recent studies on the combination rule of D–S evidence theory can be summarized as two
categories, ie the methods based on modification for Dempster rule, and the methods based …

An approach to approximate reasoning based on the Dempster rule of combination

P Chatalic, D Dubois, H Prade - International Journal of Expert Systems, 1987 - dl.acm.org
An approach to approximate reasoning based on the Dempster rule of combination |
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A new weighting factor in combining belief function

D Zhou, Q Pan, G Chhipi-Shrestha, X Li, K Zhang… - Plos one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Dempster-Shafer evidence theory has been widely used in various applications. However,
to solve the problem of counter-intuitive outcomes by using classical Dempster-Shafer …

A new rule to combine dependent bodies of evidence

X Su, L Li, H Qian, S Mahadevan, Y Deng - Soft Computing, 2019 - Springer
Dempster's rule of combination can only be applied to independent bodies of evidence. This
paper proposes a new rule to combine dependent bodies of evidence. The rule is based on …

A survey: Optimization and applications of evidence fusion algorithm based on Dempster–Shafer theory

K Zhao, L Li, Z Chen, R Sun, G Yuan, J Li - Applied Soft Computing, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Since Dempster–Shafer evidence theory was proposed, it has been widely and
successfully used in many fields including risk analysis, fault diagnosis, wireless sensor …

A novel evidence combination rule based on compromise conflict indicator and conflict focal element

K Zhao, Z Chen, S Sun, R Sun, G Yuan - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Dempster–Shafer evidence theory (DSET) has been commonly used in the
fusion of multisource information in various fields. Owing to the normalization process based …

An improved conflicting-evidence combination method based on the redistribution of the basic probability assignment

Z Yan, H Zhao, X Mei - Applied Intelligence, 2022 - Springer
Dempster–Shafer evidence theory is widely applied in various fields related to information
fusion. However, the results are counterintuitive when highly conflicting evidence is fused …