Combining system and user belief on classification using the DSmT combination rule

Having a correct and timely classification solution for objects has become increasingly important as well as increasingly difficult to obtain in new maritime military missions; a decision support system is therefore needed. In decision support systems a challenge lies in how operator and system belief can be reconciled. This paper presents a support system for the classification process using Dezert-Smarandache theory (DSmT) for information fusion. This system is implemented to test these concepts in practise. With this implementation we show that our methodology provides the operator with various levels of interaction with the system. The interface also shows the belief state of the system at any given time, increasing operator trust in the system.