Auto-configurable, self-healing distributed wireless sensor-networks supporting high dependability for critical applications

拟议的项目将由来自哥伦比亚和德国的一组研究人员进行。2012年11月在波哥大举行的哥伦比亚/德国关于无线系统领域合作的第一次研讨会上，这些小组商定了合作。Colciencias(哥伦比亚支持基础研究的组织)和DFG同意在上述地区建立共同的研究项目。Colciencias开始征集建议书，截止日期为2013年5月15日。无线传感器网络(WSN)在越来越多的监控领域变得越来越流行。特别是在发展中国家，它们可以为更好地观察环境以避免污染作出贡献，也可以为确保关键基础设施的安全作出贡献。为此，必须在WSN的整个生命周期内确保网络的某些属性，特别是弹性、性能和安全性。恢复力除了包括安全和可靠性之外，还包括在关键控制和监测应用中特别需要的属性。该项目的研究主题解决了关键应用中无线传感器网络的弹性和性能特性方面的公开问题。这里的关键是指时间关键和/或任务关键。特别是对安全相关应用的应用也进行了说明。此外，其中一个协作方还将深入研究能量消耗特性并研究启用弹性的节点概念。该项目研究方法特别涉及无线传感器网络拓扑和管理的四个方面：1.拓扑形成和控制以实现可靠性、安全性和性能(以及通过住宅启用节点的能量管理间接延长寿命)2.传感器覆盖拓扑及其管理，解决传感器节点中单个传感器的影响区域3。财产保险和管理，解决在运行期间以及在出现节点和/或扭结故障时对所需财产的动态证明。研究超低功率传感器节点和弹性传感器网络的支持手段所有这四个部分都有助于研究和理解应用于关键应用的可靠传感器网络。安全问题将不会得到解决。调查的不同部分将产生一个创新的传感器节点和软件，以实现关键应用的传感器网络。这两名德国参与者将不会为科学工作人员申请任何资金，只是用于旅行和一些学生工作人员的支持。他们从其他项目的可用资金和基本财务支持中筹集资金。哥伦比亚大学的两个合作伙伴将在上述呼吁内向Colciencias申请75%的资金。该项目除了挑战科学工作外，还应有助于在德国和哥伦比亚之间建立更紧密的科学合作。

The proposed project shall be conducted by a group of researchers from Columbia and Germany. These groups agreed on their cooperation during the first Columbian/ German workshop on cooperation in the field of wireless systems held in Bogota in November 2012. Colciencias (the Columbian organization to support basic research) and DFG agreed to set up common research projects in the mention area. Colciencias started a call for proposals that terminates on May 15th 2013.Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are becoming popular in more and more areas of monitoring and control. Especially in developing countries they can contribute to a better environmental observation to avoid pollution and they can contribute to secure critical infrastructures. To that end some properties -especially resilience, performance and security- of the network must be ensured during the total lifetime of the WSN. Resilience contains beside other the property of safety and dependability which are especially required in critical control and monitoring applications. The research topic of the proposed project addresses open questions in resilience and performance properties of WSNs for critical applications. Critical here means time-critical and/or mission critical. Especially also applications for safety related applications are addressed. Additionally, one of the cooperating parties will also dive into energy consumption properties and investigate resilience enabled node concepts.The project research approach addresses especially four aspects of the WSN topology and management:1. Topology formation and control to enable dependability, safety and performance (and indirectly longevity by energy management of residence enabled nodes)2. Sensor coverage topologies and their management which addresses the impact area of individual sensors in sensor nodes3. Property insurance and management which addresses the dynamic proof of the required properties during operations and in the presence of node and/or kink failures.4. Investigation of an ultra-low power sensor-node and support means for resilient sensor networksAll four parts contribute to the investigation and understanding of reliable sensor networks that shall be used for critical applications. Security questions will not be addressed. The different parts of the investigation will result in an innovative sensor node and software to realize sensor networks for critical applications.The two German participants will not claim any funds for scientific staff but only for travelling and some student workers support. They finance their contributions from available funds within other projects and the basic financial support.The two Columbia partner will request 75% funding of their efforts from Colciencias within the mentioned call. The project shall, besides challenging the scientific work, contribute to the establishment of a closer scientific cooperation between Germany and Columbia.