Application-oriented intelligent middleware for distributed sensing and control

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part C: Applications and Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 947-956

  Cai, Ningxu ^a   Gholami, Mohammad ^a   Yang, Litao ^a   Brennan, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distributed sensing and control (DSC); IEC 61499 function blocks; intelligent agents; middleware; wireless sensor networks (WSNs)

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; APPLICATION-ORIENTED; COMPLEX APPLICATIONS; DISTRIBUTED SENSING; DSC SYSTEMS; FUNCTION BLOCK; IEC 61499; INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS; MODELING TOOL; NETWORK RESOURCE; NETWORK TOPOLOGY; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; OPTIMAL NETWORKS; REAL TIME; SAFETY IMPROVEMENT; TASK ASSIGNMENT; WIND FARM; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FACTORY AUTOMATION; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; STANDARDS; WIND POWER; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

MIDDLEWARE;

EID: 84867865656     PISSN: 10946977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMCC.2011.2174982     Document Type: Article

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