Modelling and Self-organizing in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks: Application to Fire Detection

Abstract

This paper describes the design of a system for wildfire monitoring incorporating wireless sensors. A wireless sensor network (WSN) is a complex system. In complex systems, multiple aspects interact and influence each other. A vast number of entities are present in the system. Traditional modelling and simulation techniques fail to capture interactions between loosely coupled aspects of a complex system. This paper also describes a modelling approach of the mobile WSN based on Holonic MultiAgent paradigm (Holonic Multi-Agent Systems (HMAS)). The holonic model has the characteristics of scalability and robustness. The approach of modelling used is organizational and it uses four basic concepts: Role, Interaction, Organization and Capacity. This paper mainly presents the formulation problem of fire detection. An application is made to the patrolling task and the detection and avoidance of the obstacles during moving of the mobile sensor.

Analysis of Resilience Situations for Complex Engineered Systems – the Resilience Holon

“…Holonic architectures are structures made up of holons in a hierarchical manner, usually described as a "holarchy" (originally from [39]). The idea of holonic architecture has been applied to many aspects of systems engineering and enterprise governance, including sensor networks [40], management of traffic [41], and in the design of distributed manufacturing systems (e.g. [42], [43]).…”