Instrumentation for Wireless Agent Networks and Sensor Webs

Abstract

Instrumentation for three types of wirelessly networked systems was requested and acquired in this project in order to extend the experimental capabilities of several existing and proposed defense research efforts. The three types of networks and the work they enabled are: (1) 50 IEEE 802.11 wirelessly networked PC's - to support fundamental scalability studies of ad hoc wireless networks and larger-scale performance experiments of mobile agent systems; (2) 50 IEEE 802.11 wirelessly networked palm or handheld PC's - for scalability studies of end-user performance, ad hoc networking and collaborative mission-oriented agent systems using smaller, lighter and limited-functionality computing devices; (3) COT's components - for 100 wirelessly networked, lightweight computing and sensory devices to begin experimentation with the networking paradigms for and capabilities of wirelessly connected commodity sensors that can self-organize into a 'smart sensor web'. Miscellaneous supporting equipment, supplies and development software were also requested and acquired.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA405520

Entities

People

  • Dorothy Gramm
  • George Cybenko
  • Walter Gramm

Organizations

  • Indiana University Bloomington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Addressing
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Energy Consumption
  • Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Instrumentation
  • Monitoring
  • Networks
  • Systems Engineering
  • Wireless Networks
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.