@inproceedings{4903a2c3a4c44355afd5aa81e10b0847,
title = "TwinsNet: A cooperative MIMO mobile sensor network",
abstract = "A distributed sensor network with mobility provides an ideal system platform for surveillance and for search and rescue applications. We consider a system design consisting of a set of autonomous robots communicating with each other and with a base station to provide image and other sensor data. A robot-mounted sensor which detects interesting information coordinates with other mobile robots in its vicinity to stream its data back to the base station in a robust and energy-efficient manner. The system is partitioned into twin subnetworks in such a way that any transmitting sensor will pair itself with another nearby node to cooperatively transmit its data in a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) fashion. At the same time, other robots in the system will cooperatively position themselves so that the overall link quality is maximized and the total transmission energy in minimized. We efficiently simulate the system's behavior using the Transaction Level Modeling (TLM) capability of SystemC. The simulation results demonstrate the utility of our design and provide insights into performance of the system.",
author = "Qingquan Zhang and Woong Cho and Sobelman, {Gerald E.} and Liuqing Yang and Richard Voyles",
year = "2006",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "3540380914",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer- Verlag",
pages = "508--516",
booktitle = "Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing - Third International Conference, UIC 2006, Proceedings",
note = "3rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, UIC 2006 ; Conference date: 03-09-2006 Through 06-09-2006",
}