Enabling Cyber Physical Systems with Wireless Sensor Networking Technologies, Multiagent System Paradigm, and Natural Ecosystems

Joint Authors

Jabeur, Nafaâ
Sahli, Nabil
Zeadally, Sherali

Source

Mobile Information Systems

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-15, 15 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-10-05

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

15

Main Subjects

Telecommunications Engineering

Abstract EN

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are key components in the emergent cyber physical systems (CPSs).

They may include hundreds of spatially distributed sensors which interact to solve complex tasks going beyond their individual capabilities.

Due to the limited capabilities of sensors, sensor actions cannot meet CPS requirements while controlling and coordinating the operations of physical and engineered systems.

To overcome these constraints, we explore the ecosystem metaphor for WSNs with the aim of taking advantage of the efficient adaptation behavior and communication mechanisms of living organisms.

By mapping these organisms onto sensors and ecosystems onto WSNs, we highlight shortcomings that prevent WSNs from delivering the capabilities of ecosystems at several levels, including structure, topology, goals, communications, and functions.

We then propose an agent-based architecture that migrates complex processing tasks outside the physical sensor network while incorporating missing characteristics of autonomy, intelligence, and context awareness to the WSN.

Unlike existing works, we use software agents to map WSNs to natural ecosystems and enhance WSN capabilities to take advantage of bioinspired algorithms.

We extend our architecture and propose a new intelligent CPS framework where several control levels are embedded in the physical system, thereby allowing agents to support WSNs technologies in enabling CPSs.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Jabeur, Nafaâ& Sahli, Nabil& Zeadally, Sherali. 2015. Enabling Cyber Physical Systems with Wireless Sensor Networking Technologies, Multiagent System Paradigm, and Natural Ecosystems. Mobile Information Systems،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1072789

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Jabeur, Nafaâ…[et al.]. Enabling Cyber Physical Systems with Wireless Sensor Networking Technologies, Multiagent System Paradigm, and Natural Ecosystems. Mobile Information Systems No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1072789

American Medical Association (AMA)

Jabeur, Nafaâ& Sahli, Nabil& Zeadally, Sherali. Enabling Cyber Physical Systems with Wireless Sensor Networking Technologies, Multiagent System Paradigm, and Natural Ecosystems. Mobile Information Systems. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1072789

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1072789