Fusion of ERT images based on Dempster-Shafer’s evidence theory

Abstract

In this paper, an electrical resistance tomography (ERT) imaging method is used as a classifier, and then the Dempster-Shafer’s evidence theory with fuzzy clustering is integrated to improve the ERT image quality. The fuzzy clustering is applied to determining the key mass function, and dealing with the uncertain, incomplete and inconsistent measured imaging data in ERT. The proposed method was applied to images with the same investigated object under eight typical current drive patterns. Experiments were performed on a group of simulations using COMSOL Multiphysics tool and measurements with a piece of porcine lung and a pair of porcine kidneys as test materials. Compared with any single drive pattern, the proposed method can provide images with a spatial resolution of about 10% higher, while the time resolution was almost the same.

Keywords

image fusion / electrical resistance tomography (ERT) / current drive pattern

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