A co-simulation platform for actuator networks

ABSTRACT

Actuator networks will enable an unprecedented degree of distributed control of physical environments, and further progress will critically depend on the availability of a simulation platform that can capture both the physical and the communication dynamics.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Additional Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.6 SIMULATION AND MODELING

  J. Computer Applications
  J.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Performance

Keywords:
actuator networks, cyber-physical systems, modelica, ns-2, power grid, simulation