USU CSOIS MAS-net Project Index File
for Crossbow's Smart Dust Challenge 2005

1. What is this document

This document is gateway to access all files that USU MAS-net group submit for Crossbow's Smart Dust Challenge 2005. This document links every file under the directory of http://mechatronics.ece.usu.edu/mas-net/xbowcomp . Readers are suggested to read these files by clicking the underlined words in this document.

2. Requirements of the competition

All the blank forms from Crossbow are available at Requirement/applicaton_form.pdf.

3. MAS-net project documents

3.1 Our forms for application are bundled in a MS Word document: Document/MASnetCrossbowCompetition-ChenFinal.doc

3.2 Three papers are cited in the above Word document and available at:

[1] Kevin L. Moore* and YangQuan Chen. "MODEL-BASED APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZATION OF DIFFUSION PROCESSES
VIA DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF ACTUATED SENSOR NETWORKS". The 1st IFAC Symposium on Telematics Applications in Automation and Robotics. Helsinki University of Technology Espoo, Finland, 21-23 June 2004. (PDF)

[2] YangQuan Chen, Kevin Moore, and Zhen Song, “ Diffusion Boundary Determination and Zone Control Via Actuator-Sensor Networks (MAS-net) –Challenges and Opportunities” in Proc. of SPIE Conf. on Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications II, part of SPIE’s Defense and Security, SPIE, (Orlando FL.) April 2004. (PDF file: Document/DiffusionBoundaryDeterminationSPIE04.pdf)

[3] Kevin L. Moore, YangQuan Chen, and Zhen Song, “Diffusion-Based Path Planning in Mobile Actuator-Sensor Networks (MAS-Net): Some Preliminary Results,” in Proc. of SPIE Conf. on Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications II, part of SPIE’s Defense and Security, SPIE, (Orlando FL. USA), April 2004. (PDF file: Document/PathPlanningSPIE04.pdf)

[4] Zhongmin Wang, Zhen Song, Peng-Yu Chen, Anisha Arora, Kevin L. Moore and YangQuan Chen, “MASmote – A Mobility Node for MAS-net (Mobile Actuator Sensor Networks),” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO) Shenyang China, Aug 2004 (PDF file: Document/MASmoteRobio04.pdf)

Thesis:

Peng-Yu Chen. "Pattern Formation in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks". MSc. Thesis, ECE Dept. of Utah State University, 2005.(Major Professor: Dr. YangQuan Chen)
Anisha Arora. "SENSING A DIFFUSION PROCESS USING DISTRIBUTED ROBOTS". MSc. Thesis, ECE Dept. of Utah State University,Dec. 2004 (Major Professor: Dr. Kevin L. Moore)

4. Supporting files

7 movies and 1 directory of source code are availble. They are described in the forms of application (Document/MASnetCrossbowCompetition-ChenFinal.doc)