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We consider the problem of finding optimal time-periodic sensor schedules for estimating the state of discrete-time dynamical systems. We assume that {multiple} sensors have been deployed and that the sensors are subject to resource…

Applications · Statistics 2016-11-17 Sijia Liu , Makan Fardad , Engin Masazade , Pramod K. Varshney

We consider a network of agents that locate themselves in an environment through sensor measurements and aim to transmit a message signal to a base station via collaborative beamforming. The agents' sensor measurements result in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-19 Erfaun Noorani , Yagiz Savas , Alec Koppel , John Baras , Ufuk Topcu , Brian M. Sadler

One of the major task of wireless sensor network is to sense accurate data from the physical environment. Hence in this paper, we develop an estimated data accuracy model for randomly deployed sensor nodes which can sense more accurate data…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-03-13 Jyotirmoy Karjee , H. S Jamadagni

This work focuses on the persistent monitoring problem, where a set of targets moving based on an unknown model must be monitored by an autonomous mobile robot with a limited sensing range. To keep each target's position estimate as…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Yizhuo Wang , Yutong Wang , Yuhong Cao , Guillaume Sartoretti

The facility location problem is a well-known challenge in logistics that is proven to be NP-hard. In this paper we specifically simulate the geographical placement of facilities to provide adequate service to customers. Determining…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-06-03 Peter Hillmann , Tobias Uhlig , Gabi Dreo Rodosek , Oliver Rose

Keypoint detection is an essential building block for many robotic applications like motion capture and pose estimation. Historically, keypoints are detected using uniquely engineered markers such as checkerboards or fiducials. More…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-28 Jingpei Lu , Florian Richter , Michael Yip

We propose a control-oriented optimal experimental design (cOED) approach for linear PDE-constrained Bayesian inverse problems. In particular, we consider optimal control problems with uncertain parameters that need to be estimated by…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-01 Madhusudan Madhavan , Alen Alexanderian , Arvind K. Saibaba , Bart van Bloemen Waanders , Rebekah D. White

This work considers the sensor scheduling for multiple dynamic processes. We consider $n$ linear dynamic processes, the state of each process is measured by a sensor, which transmits their local state estimates over wireless channels to a…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2025-04-03 Shuang Wu , Kemi Ding , Peng Cheng , Ling Shi

We consider minimization problems with bisubmodular objective functions. We propose valid inequalities, namely the poly-bimatroid inequalities, and provide a complete linear description of the convex hull of the epigraph of a bisubmodular…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-09-30 Qimeng Yu , Simge Kucukyavuz

Distributed estimation in the context of sensor networks is considered, where distributed agents are given a set of sensor measurements, and are tasked with estimating a target variable. A subset of sensors are assumed to be faulty. The…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-26 Marian Temprana Alonso , Farhad Shirani , S. Sitharama Iyengar

The vast majority of existing Distributed Computing literature about mobile robotic swarms considers computability issues: characterizing the set of system hypotheses that enables problem solvability. By contrast, the focus of this work is…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-05-21 Adam Heriban , Sébastien Tixeuil

In this paper we study an infinite-horizon persistent monitoring problem in a two-dimensional mission space containing a finite number of statically placed targets, at each of which we assume a constant rate of uncertainty accumulation.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-04-10 Jonas Hall , Logan E. Beaver , Christos G. Cassandras , Sean B. Andersson

We study the minimum connected sensor cover problem (MIN-CSC) and the budgeted connected sensor cover (Budgeted-CSC) problem, both motivated by important applications (e.g., reduce the communication cost among sensors) in wireless sensor…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-01-23 Lingxiao Huang , Jian Li , Qicai Shi

Achieving high distribution-reliability levels and concurrently minimizing operating costs can be considered as the main issues in distribution system optimization. Determination of the optimal number and location of automation devices in…

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This paper deals with a bilevel approach of the location-allocation problem with dimensional facilities. We present a general model that allows us to consider very general shapes of domains for the dimensional facilities and we prove the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-06-27 Lina Mallozzi , Justo Puerto , Moisés Rodríguez-Madrena

In marine surveillance, applications span military and civilian domains, including ship detection, marine traffic control, and disaster management. Optical and hyperspectral satellites are key for this purpose. This paper focuses on ship…

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Effective resource allocation in sensor networks, IoT systems, and distributed computing is essential for applications such as environmental monitoring, surveillance, and smart infrastructure. Sensors or agents must optimize their resource…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-26 Yu-Zhen Janice Chen , Daniel S. Menasché , Don Towsley

We propose an algorithm which produces a randomized strategy reaching optimal data propagation in wireless sensor networks (WSN).In [6] and [8], an energy balanced solution is sought using an approximation algorithm. Our algorithm improves…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Pierre Leone , Olivier Powell , Jose Rolim

In research paper "Accurate estimation of the target location of object with energy constraint & Adaptive Update Algorithms to Save Data" one of the central issues in sensor networks is track the location, of moving object which have…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2011-08-08 Vijay Bhaskar Semwal , K Susheel Kumar , Vinay S Bhaskar , Meenakshi Sati