Toward Multi-Level Modeling of Robotic Sensor Networks: A Case Study in Acoustic Event Monitoring

• Presented at: International Conference on Robot Communication and Coordination (ROBOCOMM), Athens, Greece, October 15-17, 2007
• Athens, Greece: , 2007

Modeling and simulation can be powerful tools for analyzing multi-agent systems, such as networked robotic systems and sensor networks. In this paper, it is shown concretely how instances of both these elements fit into a general methodology for multi-level modeling, providing insight into system dynamics. Use of the resulting general framework is illustrated through application to a specific sample case study involving a robotic wireless sensor network engaged in an acoustic detection task. We then compare and contrast the resulting family of models, highlighting explicitly the trade-off between realism and simplicity.

Keywords: NCCR-MICS ; NCCR-MICS/CL2

Reference

• SWIS-CONF-2007-011
• doi:10.4108/ICST.ROBOCOMM2007.2275

• URL: http://robocomm.org/

Record created on 2007-10-31, modified on 2012-03-20