A Proactive Risk-Aware Robotic Sensor Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection |
Posted on:2015-12-14 | Degree:M.A.Sc | Type:Thesis |
University:University of Ottawa (Canada) | Candidate:McCausland, Jamieson | Full Text:PDF |
GTID:2478390017998773 | Subject:Engineering |
Abstract/Summary: | |
In this thesis a Proactive Risk-Aware Robotic Sensor Network (RSN) is proposed for the application of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). Each robotic member of the RSN is granted a perception of risk by means of a Risk Management Framework (RMF). A fuzzy-risk model is used to extract distress-based risk features and potential intrusion-based risk features for CIP. Detected high-risk events invoke a fuzzy-auction Multi-Robot Task Allocation (MRTA) algorithm to create a response group for each detected risk. Through Evolutionary Multi-Objective (EMO) optimization, a Pareto set of optimal robot configurations for a response group will be generated using the Non-Dominating Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II). The optimization objectives are to maximize sensor coverage of essential spatial regions and minimize the amount of energy exerted by the response group. A set of non-dominated solutions are produced from EMO optimization for a decision maker to select a single response. The RSN response group will re-organize based on the specifications of the selected response. |
Keywords/Search Tags: | Risk, RSN, Robotic, Sensor, Response |
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