Title :
Design of a self-organizing sensor system
Author :
Moronuki, Nobuyuki
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Flexible sensor system is difficult to realize though it is required in many applications, because both the sensor hardware and software should be re-arranged when the specifications changes. This paper proposes a self-organizing sensor system, that is composed of standardized hardware and software modules. The system involves an expert system, and designs not only the hardware composition including the auxiliary motion, but also the software organization including the action sequence by itself. The concept was implemented on transputer-based parallel processing system, in which a combination of a CCD and an ultrasonic sensor is adopted with auxiliary rotary motion, and also a software system composed of several modules is organized. The system can identify the specified object while recognizing its position
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; adaptive systems; distributed memory systems; expert systems; intelligent sensors; parallel processing; self-adjusting systems; transputer systems; ultrasonic transducers; CCD; action sequence; auxiliary motion; auxiliary rotary motion; expert system; flexible sensor system; hardware composition; object identification; position recognition; self-organizing sensor system design; software organization; transputer-based parallel processing system; ultrasonic sensor; Actuators; Application software; Communication system control; Hardware; Organizing; Parallel processing; Process control; Sensor fusion; Sensor systems; Sensor systems and applications;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1997. Computational Cybernetics and Simulation., 1997 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4053-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1997.626201
