Classical Combination Rules Generalized to DSm Hyperpower Sets and their Comparison with the Hybrid DSm Rule

Dempster’s rule, non-normalized conjunctive rule, Yager’s rule and Dubois-Prade’s rule for belief functions combination are generalized to be applicable to hyper-power sets according to the DSm theory. A comparison of the rules with DSm rule of combination is presented. A series of examples is included.