CPS: Synergy: Collaborative Research: Hybrid Control Tools for Power Management and Optimization in Cyber-Physical Systems

该项目通过根据环境条件在不同操作模式(例如，低功率/高功率、开/关或移动/静态)之间切换的算法，探索在网络物理系统中平衡性能考虑因素和功耗。主要的理论贡献是一个计算的、混合的最优控制框架，该框架连接到许多相关的目标应用程序，其中物理建模、控制设计和软件体系结构都是重要的组件。该项目的基础研究沿着四个不同的维度推进了最新技术，即(1)用于功率管理的实时混合最优控制算法，(2)移动传感器网络的功率管理，(3)用于基础设施管理的分布式功率感知体系结构，(4)嵌入式多核处理器的功率管理。预期的结果是使低功耗设备能够以更有效的方式部署，对包括分布式传感器和通信网络在内的许多应用领域以及智能和高效的建筑具有影响。该团队代表一所研究型大学(佐治亚理工学院)和一所本科教学大学(宾夕法尼亚州约克学院)，以确保教育组成部分影响深远，跨越传统教育边界。该项目涉及新颖的、基于归纳的学习模块，研究生与本科生研究人员合作。

This project explores balancing performance considerations and power consumption in cyber-physical systems, through algorithms that switch among different modes of operation (e.g., low-power/high-power, on/off, or mobile/static) in response to environmental conditions. The main theoretical contribution is a computational, hybrid optimal control framework that is connected to a number of relevant target applications where physical modeling, control design, and software architectures all constitute important components. The fundamental research in this program advances state-of-the-art along four different dimensions, namely (1) real-time, hybrid optimal control algorithms for power management, (2) power-management in mobile sensor networks, (3) distributed power-aware architectures for infrastructure management, and (4) power-management in embedded multi-core processors.The expected outcome, which is to enable low-power devices to be deployed in a more effective manner, has implications on a number of application domains, including distributed sensor and communication networks, and intelligent and efficient buildings. The team represents both a research university (Georgia Institute of Technology) and an undergraduate teaching university (York College of Pennsylvania) in order to ensure that the educational components are far-reaching and cut across traditional educational boundaries. The project involves novel, inductive-based learning modules, where graduate students team with undergraduate researchers.