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。这些小组于2012年11月在波哥大举行的第一届哥伦比亚/德国无线系统领域合作研讨会上达成了合作协议。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开始征集提案，于2013年5月15日结束。无线传感器网络（WSN）在越来越多的监测和控制领域得到广泛应用。特别是在发展中国家，它们可以有助于更好地观察环境以避免污染，并有助于确保关键基础设施的安全。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。弹性除其他性质外，还包括在关键控制和监测应用中特别需要的安全性和可靠性。该项目的研究主题是解决关键应用中无线传感器网络的弹性和性能特性方面的开放性问题。这里的关键是指时间关键和/或任务关键。特别是安全方面的应用。此外，其中一个合作方还将深入研究能耗属性并研究支持弹性的节点概念。项目研究方法主要涉及WSN拓扑和管理的四个方面：拓扑形成和控制，以实现可靠性、安全性和性能（以及通过驻留节点的能源管理间接延长寿命）。传感器覆盖拓扑及其管理，解决了传感器节点中单个传感器的影响区域3。财产保险和管理，解决作业期间和节点和/或扭结故障存在时所需财产的动态证明。超低功耗传感器节点和弹性传感器网络支持手段的研究所有四个部分都有助于研究和理解关键应用所需的可靠传感器网络。安全问题将不会被解决。研究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。两位德国参与者将不会为科学人员申请任何资金，但只会为旅行和一些学生工作者提供支持。他们从其他项目的现有资金和基本财政支助中筹措捐款。两位哥伦比亚合作伙伴将在上述电话中要求colciencia提供75%的资金。该项目在对科研工作提出挑战的同时，也将有助于德国与哥伦比亚建立更紧密的科研合作关系。

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.