A Distributed Mechanism for Probing Overlay Path Bandwidth Using Local Information Exchange

2014 ◽  
Vol E97.B (5) ◽  
pp. 981-995
Author(s):  
Tien Hoang DINH ◽  
Go HASEGAWA ◽  
Masayuki MURATA
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Local Information

A Picture and a Thousand Words

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 81-95
Author(s):  
Robert Farrell ◽  
Catalina Danis ◽  
Thomas Erickson ◽  
Jason Ellis ◽  
Jim Christensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Social Computing ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
Local Information ◽  
Application Framework ◽  
Low Literacy ◽  
Developing Regions ◽  
Camera Phones ◽  
Distributed Problem Solving

Mobile communication is a key enabler for economic, social, and political change in developing regions of the world. This paper describes IBM Picture Discussions, which is a mobile social computing application framework designed to facilitate local information sharing in regions with sparse Internet connectivity, low literacy rates, and having users with little prior experience with information technology. IBM Picture Discussions runs on today’s internet-enabled smartphones as well as camera phones with multimedia messaging. In this paper, the authors argue that engaging citizens in developing regions in information creation and information sharing leverages peoples’ existing social networks to facilitate transmission of critical information, exchange of ideas, and distributed problem solving. All of these activities can support economic development.

Territorial Integration of the Geological Repository in France

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Farin ◽  
G. Ouzounian ◽  
R. Miguez ◽  
J.-L. Tison
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Local Information ◽  
Nuclear Safety ◽  
Underground Laboratory ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up ◽  
High Level

In France, a framework has been drawn up by the National Assembly and implemented by the government, in order to get the best relationship between Andra, among others, and the stakeholders and the inhabitants of the towns and countries where disposal facilities or projects are or could be established. The main threads of the two Acts passed in 2006, being relevant to the relationship with inhabitants are the information exchange and the local economic development. Dealing with the information exchange and diffusion: • The Local Information Committee (CLI), for each nuclear facility, has been reinforced and a specific, Local Information and Oversight Committee (for the Underground Laboratory in Meuse-Haute-Marne) has been renewed. The CLI was in charge of a general assignment to inform and consult on nuclear safety, radioprotection and environmental topics. Now, since 2006, the nuclear facility’s CLI and the CLIS are able to order study reports, measures and analyses to experts freely selected. • Creation of the High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Safety (HCTISN). This new authority aims to inform, consult and debate about the risks relevant to nuclear activities and their impacts on people’s health, environment and nuclear safety. Andra contributes to the functioning of CLI in disposal facilities at Manche and Aube Departments, and CLIS of the underground Laboratory at Meuse and Haute-Marne departments. This paper will present these contributions and how Andra’s action helps to reach the goals of information and exchange with the people around its facilities. Concerning the local economic development, there are specific organizations or schemes, depending on the facility: • Local taxes contributions based on the disposal facilities activities as is usual in France. • A High Level Committee (CHN) and two public interest groups (GIP) in Meuse and Haute-Marne departments have been set up since 1991 and 2005. Andra is represented in these three institutions, but they are not funded at all by Andra. This paper will show the Andra’s involvement in the local economic and territorial developments. Within this general framework Andra has developed information and exchanges actions with the stakeholders and the inhabitants around its facilities. Examples of these actions will be presented also.

Experimental Validation of Distributed Cooperative Control of Multiple Mobile Robots via Local Information Exchange

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-40
Author(s):  
Gregory A Bock ◽  
Ryan T Hendrickson ◽  
Jared Allen Lamkin ◽  
Brittany Dhall ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Robots ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Cooperative Control ◽  
Formation Control ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Local Information ◽  
Control Algorithms ◽  
Multiple Mobile Robots ◽  
Kinematic Constraints ◽  
Distributed Cooperative Control

In this paper, we present the experimental testing results of distributed cooperative control algorithms for multiple mobile robots with limited sensing/communication capacity and kinematic constraints. Rendezvous and formation control problems are considered, respectively. To deal with the inherent kinematic constraints with robot model, the input/output linearization via feedback is used to convert the nonlinear robot model into a linear one, and then the distributed cooperative control algorithms are designed via local information exchange among robots. Extensive experiments using Quanser's QBot2 mobile robot platforms are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed distributed cooperative control algorithms. Specifically, the robot's onboard Kinect vision sensor is applied to solve the localization problem, and the information exchange is done through an ad-hoc peer-to-peer wireless TCP/IP connection among neighboring robots. Collision avoidance problem is also addressed based on the utilization of fuzzy logic rules.

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