Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems (DDDAS 2006)
The Omni Macroprogramming Environment for Sensor Networks
Asad Awan1, Ahmed Sameh1 and Ananth Grama1
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Department of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN 47907, |
Abstract
Structural sensing and control is an important application of the DDDAS paradigm. Our work on structural sensing and control
has several key aspects, including model reduction, control, simulation, and validation. Motivated by our work on validation
using an actual three-storeyed structure, we are developing a comprehensive systems environment, Omni, for macroprogramming
sensor networks. While there have been efforts targeted at enabling programmers to write lean applications for individual
sensor nodes, there have been few efforts targeted towards allowing programmers to program entire networks as distributed
ensembles. Omni provides an intuitive and efficient programming interface, along with operating system services for mapping
these abstractions into the underlying network. In this paper, we provide a high-level overview of the Omni architecture,
its salient features, and implementation details. The Omni architecture is designed to be a flexible, extensible, scalable,
and portable system, upon which a wide variety of DDDAS applications can be built.