NeTS: Small: Toward Wireless Co-existence For Safety-critical Applications

安全关键系统是指其故障或故障可能导致人员死亡或严重受伤、设备丢失或严重损坏或环境损害的系统。一个关键问题是，在这些系统中运行无线设备以进行监控和协调是否安全，或者当前的无线设备是否可以安全地与这些关键设备共存？该项目开发了新的整体解决方案，用于监控、监管和评估无线设备在安全关键系统内和附近的共存情况。在智能方面，该项目通过1)分布式无源监控系统的设计来捕获有关射频活动的跨层信息，2)开发用于表征和跟踪有源设备的设备简档和识别算法，3)开发无线咨询以识别并就潜在安全危险条件的适当响应提出建议，从而在算法设计和与安全关键应用相关的实验系统方面推进最先进的技术，以及4)通过真实世界的实验进行验证。解决安全关键型应用的无线设备共存问题具有深远的社会影响。确保无线技术在安全关键型应用程序中或接近安全关键型应用程序中的安全运行可以自动执行该过程，减少人为错误，并避免安全隐患。这一变革性研究的跨学科性质有助于国家未来劳动力的发展，确保本科生、博士后和博士后学生获得必要的教学和研究经验，以参与综合和团队方法来解决复杂的问题。

Safety-critical systems refer to systems whose failure or malfunction may result in death or serious injury to people, loss or severe damage to equipment, or environmental harm. One key issue is whether it is safe to operate wireless devices for monitoring, control, and coordination in these systems, or whether current wireless devices can safely coexist with these critical devices? This project develops novel and holistic solutions to monitoring, policing and assessing the coexistence of wireless devices in and near safety-critical systems. Intellectually, the project advances the state-of-the-art in both algorithm design as well as experimental systems related to safety-critical applications through 1) the design of a distributed passive monitoring system that captures cross-layer information regarding radio frequency activities, 2) the development of device profiling and identification algorithms for characterizing and tracking active devices, 3) the development of wireless advisory to identify and make recommendations on the proper responses to potentially safety hazardous conditions, and 4) validation through real-world experiments. Addressing the co-existence issues of wireless devices for safety-critical applications has far-reaching societal impacts. Ensuring the safe operation of wireless technologies in or near safety-critical applications can automate the process, reduce human errors, and avoid safety hazards. The interdisciplinary nature of this transformative research contributes to the development of the nation's future workforce by ensuring that undergraduate, pre-doctoral, and postdoctoral students receive the didactic and research experiences necessary to engage in integrative and team approaches to solve complex problems.