Temporal evidence fusion evaluation method considering time sequence variation trend

Abstract Aiming at the temporal information fusion evaluation problem, a temporal evidence fusion evaluation method was proposed by considering the time sequence trend based on evidence theory to fully reflect the dynamic trend of temporal information and the influence of the time factor on fusion e...

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Main Authors: Sunan Zhang, Yanxin Gao, Yuanchao Kou, Qichao Guo
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10687-7
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description Abstract Aiming at the temporal information fusion evaluation problem, a temporal evidence fusion evaluation method was proposed by considering the time sequence trend based on evidence theory to fully reflect the dynamic trend of temporal information and the influence of the time factor on fusion evaluation. Firstly, the trend of temporal evidence sequence was integrated into fusion evaluation. The temporal variation factor of the proposition was defined by analyzing the sequence of changes in evidence to measure the dynamic of the proposition. Then, conflict information between evidence was interpreted as the temporal variation information of propositions. An evidence combination rule integrating temporal variation factors of propositions was proposed in this paper. Finally, the proposed method was used to fuse and evaluate the temporal evidence. The consecutive periodic health assessment data were utilized to validate the fusion results. Numerical examples show that the discrepancy between the combined BPAs obtained using the proposed method is significantly larger, while the associated uncertainty is notably reduced. The proposed method is capable of handling conflicting information within a temporal information sequence and obtaining a reasonable fusion evaluation result by combining the temporal variation trend of propositions. It provides an idea for information fusion evaluation considering the time sequence trend.
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spelling doaj-art-b1b0ea6da26a41268846acba00d6a0bc2025-08-20T03:05:17ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-011511910.1038/s41598-025-10687-7Temporal evidence fusion evaluation method considering time sequence variation trendSunan Zhang0Yanxin Gao1Yuanchao Kou2Qichao Guo3Engineering Training Center, Taiyuan Institute of TechnologyStrengthening Foundation Institute, Shanxi Institute of EnergyEngineering Training Center, Taiyuan Institute of TechnologyEngineering Training Center, Taiyuan Institute of TechnologyAbstract Aiming at the temporal information fusion evaluation problem, a temporal evidence fusion evaluation method was proposed by considering the time sequence trend based on evidence theory to fully reflect the dynamic trend of temporal information and the influence of the time factor on fusion evaluation. Firstly, the trend of temporal evidence sequence was integrated into fusion evaluation. The temporal variation factor of the proposition was defined by analyzing the sequence of changes in evidence to measure the dynamic of the proposition. Then, conflict information between evidence was interpreted as the temporal variation information of propositions. An evidence combination rule integrating temporal variation factors of propositions was proposed in this paper. Finally, the proposed method was used to fuse and evaluate the temporal evidence. The consecutive periodic health assessment data were utilized to validate the fusion results. Numerical examples show that the discrepancy between the combined BPAs obtained using the proposed method is significantly larger, while the associated uncertainty is notably reduced. The proposed method is capable of handling conflicting information within a temporal information sequence and obtaining a reasonable fusion evaluation result by combining the temporal variation trend of propositions. It provides an idea for information fusion evaluation considering the time sequence trend.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10687-7Evidence theoryTime sequence trendTemporal variation factorEvidence combination ruleFusion evaluation
spellingShingle Sunan Zhang
Yanxin Gao
Yuanchao Kou
Qichao Guo
Temporal evidence fusion evaluation method considering time sequence variation trend
Scientific Reports
Evidence theory
Time sequence trend
Temporal variation factor
Evidence combination rule
Fusion evaluation
title Temporal evidence fusion evaluation method considering time sequence variation trend
title_full Temporal evidence fusion evaluation method considering time sequence variation trend
title_fullStr Temporal evidence fusion evaluation method considering time sequence variation trend
title_full_unstemmed Temporal evidence fusion evaluation method considering time sequence variation trend
title_short Temporal evidence fusion evaluation method considering time sequence variation trend
title_sort temporal evidence fusion evaluation method considering time sequence variation trend
topic Evidence theory
Time sequence trend
Temporal variation factor
Evidence combination rule
Fusion evaluation
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10687-7
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