Networked Infomechanical Systems (NIMS)

Gaurav S. Sukhatme
USC
William Kaiser
UCLA
Deborah Estrin
UCLA

Speakers

Gaurav Sukhatme (USC CS Dept.)
Bill Kaiser (UCLA EE Dept.)
Greg Pottie (UCLA EE Dept.)
Mark Hansen (UCLA Statistics Dept.)
Mark Hamilton (UC Riverside and James Reserve)
Mohammed Rahimi (UCLA CS Dept.)
Aman Kansal (UCLA EE Dept.)

Abstract

Scaling up sensor networks to meet the challenges of energy constraints, the complexity of signal processing in natural environments, and the presence of obstacles to sensing, is a significant challenge.

We have developed Networked Infomechanical Systems (NIMS) to address this challenge directly. A NIMS system is composed of physical infrastructure (cables) along which robotic nodes carrying sensors and samplers can move, and untethered sensor nodes spread across the environment. The untethered elements of the system communicate using low-power radios. NIMS allows us to introduce the physical reconfiguration that is neccessary for adapting physical sensors.

The workshop will feature talks by NIMS researchers describing various aspects of the NIMS system including its design, coordination mechanisms, adaptive sampling algorithms, statistical foundations, information theoretic foundations and applications.

Website
http://robotics.usc.edu/NIMS-ICRA

Registration

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