Disclosed are a system, method, and program storage device implementing
the method, of data fusion, wherein the method comprises determining
pre-launch data affecting a flight of a self-sensing air-bursting
ballistic projectile, the projectile comprising a plurality of
independent data sensors; predicting a trajectory path of the projectile
based on a target location of the projectile; calculating trajectory path
errors based on the predicted trajectory path; generating in-flight data
from each of the data sensors; combining the in-flight data into a single
time-series output using a fusion filter; tracking a trajectory position
of the projectile based on the single time-series output, pre-launch
data, and the trajectory path errors; comparing the tracked trajectory
path with the predicted trajectory path; analyzing the in-flight data to
gauge successful navigation of the projectile to the target location; and
self-guiding the projectile to the target location based on the
trajectory position.