Fusion filtration in LQG control for multisensor systems

In the paper, state filtration in a LQG problem formulated for a multisensor system is considered. Control is determined by a central node as a linear form of a state estimate. It is assumed that control values are not available to local nodes. Because of the drawbacks of centralized filtration an optimal fusion of decentralized local Kalman filters is proposed. When control values are not available to local nodes, then control should be treated as a random variable in the synthesis of local state estimates. This leads to a non-classical estimation. It is shown that the proposed filter is equivalent to the centralized one.