Intelligent Distributed Systems
Abstract
Develop new tools for the distributed computation of solutions to equations of all types across a network mobile autonomous agents. Technical Approach: We will focus on the problem of devising a distributed protocol which will enable each agent in a group to compute the solution to a large system of possibly nonlinear "sparse" algebraic equations with reduced communications requirements. This prototypical problem exemplifies a wide range of distributed computational tasks and studying it in depth is expected to provide insights appropriate to a wide range of problems of practical importance. Relevance to USAF: Distributed computations such as parameter tracking and least squares estimation can arise in the control of large flexible structures such as antennas as well in the evaluation of environmental conditions over a large area. A formal methodology is needed to design and analyze such systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Dec 05, 2016
- Source ID
- FA95501610290
Entities
People
- A. Stephen Morse
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- Yale University