Abstract:
we present AdapSys, which is based on a fundamental unit that can perform at a very high level of abstraction - a multi-level controller and sensor hub that is completely software reconfigurable, including basic and ancillary functionality. In this scheme, each unit can act as a single complex controller as part of a locally controlled mesh, which in turn can be part of a wider distributed or hierarchical control network. All elements of this system consist of the same hardware, but have fundamentally fluid behaviors based on software adaptivity and reconfigurability.