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ParTraP : un langage pour la spécification et vérification à l'exécution de propriétés paramétriques / ParTraP : A Language for the Specification and Runtime Verification of Parametric PropertiesBlein, Yoann 15 April 2019 (has links)
La vérification à l'exécution est une technique prometteuse pour améliorer la sûreté des systèmes complexes. Ces systèmes peuvent être instrumentés afin qu'ils produisent des traces d'exécution permettant d'observer leur utilisation dans des conditions réelles. Un défi important est de fournir aux ingénieurs logiciel un langage formel simple adapté à l'expression des exigences les plus importantes. Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons à la vérification de dispositifs médicaux. Nous avons effectué l'analyse approfondie d'un dispositif médical utilisé mondialement afin d'identifier les exigences les plus importantes, ainsi que la nature précise des traces d'exécution qu'il produit. À partir de cette analyse, nous proposons ParTraP, un langage défini formellement et dédié à la spécification de propriétés sur des traces finies. Il a été conçu pour être accessible à des ingénieurs logiciels non qualifiés en méthodes formelles grâce à sa simplicité et son style déclaratif. Le langage étend les patrons de spécification initialement proposé par Dwyer et. al. avec des opérateurs paramétriques et temps-réel, des portées emboîtable, et des quantificateurs de premier ordre. Nous proposons également une technique de mesure de couverture pour ParTraP, et que le niveau de couverture d'une propriété temporelle permet de mieux la comprendre, ainsi que le jeu de traces sur lequel elle est évaluée. Finalement, nous décrivons l'implémentation d'un environnement de développement intégré pour ParTraP, qui est disponible sous une licence libre. / Runtime verification is a promising technique to improve the safety of complex systems. These systems can be instrumented to produce execution traces enabling us to observe their usage in the field. A significant challenge is to provide software engineers with a simple formal language adapted to the expression of their most important requirements. In this thesis, we focus on the verification of medical devices. We performed a thorough analysis of a worldwide-used medical device in order to identify those requirements, as well as the precise nature of its execution traces. In the light of this study, we propose ParTraP, a formally defined language dedicated to property specification for finite traces. It is designed to be accessible to software engineers with no training in formal methods thanks to its simplicity and declarative style. The language extends the specification patterns originally proposed by Dwyer et al. with parametrized constructs, nested scopes, real-time and first-order quantification. We also propose a coverage measurement technique for ParTraP, and we show that coverage information provides insights on a corpus of traces as well as a deeper understanding of temporal properties. Finally, we describe the implementation of an Integrated Development Environment for ParTraP, which is available under a free and open-source license.
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Contribution au développement d'une méthodologie de diagnostic des systèmes Cyber-Physique / Contribution to the development of methodology for diagnosis of Cyber physical systemsHaj kacem, Mohamed Amine 11 September 2018 (has links)
Les systèmes industriels recouvrent de nombreuses formes. Aujourd'hui, ils sont le plus souvent organisés en réseaux. Les nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication apportent un ensemble de moyens supplémentaires pour réaliser des applications ayant un intérêt majeur pour renforcer l'exploitation sûre de ces systèmes et la sécurité des personnes.Parmi ces systèmes industriels, on peut citer les systèmes cyber-physiques (CPS) caractérisés par un grand nombre de variables, des non linéarités et des incertitudes. Leur décomposition en sous-systèmes, permet de les rendre plus facilement gérables et organisés de façon hiérarchique, est fondamentale. Chacun des sous-systèmes est constitué de différents composants remplaçables interconnectés qui réalisent différentes fonctions.Dans cette optique, nous proposons une approche de diagnostic basée sur quatre types de connaissances : fonctionnelle, structurelle, topologique et comportementale.Cette approche qui inclut la détection et la localisation, exploite la représentation des différentes connaissances pour détecter et isoler la source de défaillance. Afin de lever toute ambigüité de localisation, l’adjonction d’un automate temporisé permet, grâce à une analyse temporelle, d’identifier efficacement le ou les composants défectueux. L’approche multimodèle proposée est agencée autour de trois algorithmes.La modélisation et d’analyse des défaillances est illustrée sur un système cyber-physique : le robot de téléprésence "RobAIR". Les différents modèles de connaissances ont été établis avec une démarche d’analyse ainsi que la construction du diagnostiqueur basée sur des signatures préalablement définies.L‘implémentation des algorithmes de détection, d’isolation sous Simulink/ Stateflow de Matlab a permis de construire le diagnostiqueur selon la méthodologie proposée et valider ainsi notre approche par simulation du fonctionnement avec injection de façon aléatoire de différentes défaillances.La méthode d’analyse proposée a été appliquée aux tests de démarrage du robot RobAIR avec une attention particulière sur la partie déplacement. Le test de l’ensemble des fonctionnalités du robot est réalisé par la programmation de la carte Arduino. Pour cette application, les algorithmes de détection et d’isolation ont été complétés par la détection d’obstacle et l’identification du mode défaillance. / Industrial systems cover many forms. Today, they are most often organized in networks. The new information and communication technologies provide a set of additional means to realize applications of major interest to strengthen the safe operation of these systems and the safety of people.Among these industrial systems, we can cite cyber-physical systems (CPS) characterized by a large number of variables, nonlinearities and uncertainties. Their decomposition into subsystems, making them more manageable and hierarchically organized, is fundamental. Each of the subsystems consists of different interconnected replaceable components that perform different functions.With this in mind, we propose a diagnostic approach based on four types of knowledge: functional, structural, topological and behavioral.This approach, which includes detection and localization, exploits the representation of different knowledge to detect and isolate the source of failure. In order to eliminate any ambiguity of location, the addition of a timed automat allows, thanks to a temporal analysis, to efficiently identify the defective component(s). The proposed multimodel approach is organized around three algorithms.Modeling and failure analysis is illustrated on a cyber-physical system: the "RobAIR" telepresence robot. The different knowledge models were established with an analysis approach as well as the construction of the diagnostician based on previously defined signaturesThe implementation of Matlab's Simulink / Stateflow isolation and detection algorithms made it possible to build the diagnoser according to the proposed methodology and thus validate our approach by simulating the operation with random injection of various failures.The proposed analysis method was applied to the RobaIR robot's start-up tests with particular attention to the displacement part. The testing of all the robot's functionalities is done by programming the Arduino board. For this application, the detection and isolation algorithms have been supplemented by obstacle detection and failure mode identification.
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Project management best practices for cyber-physical systems development / Melhores práticas de gestão de projetos para o desenvolvimento de sistemas ciberfísicosPalma, Filipe Edson da Silveira Pazotto 16 September 2016 (has links)
The integration between the computing world and the physical world in a single system is called Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). CPS systems aim to improve understanding and influence in physical phenomena and environmental behaviors by computing means. The interaction of the computing world with the physical world, through the use of sensors, actuators and network communication often leads to the accomplishment of highly complex and multidisciplinary projects. Project management is a practice that enhances the success probability of a project, monitoring and controlling relevant aspects to the project execution. Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is a set of best practices regarding project management which addresses ten knowledge areas aiming to support project managers from any application domain. Although PMBOK proposes a generic approach, some specialized practices for a particular application domain may benefit highly challenging projects. In this context, this research work aims to propose a set of best practices specific for CPS systems development projects. The proposed approach is called CPS-PMBOK (junction of terms cyber-physical systems and project management body of knowledge) and is based on PMBOK\'s three knowledge areas: scope, human resource and stakeholder. CPS-PMBOK includes: \\textit a CPS characterization model which supports the understanding of the system to be developed; and \\textit specializations of these three PMBOK\'s knowledge areas, which provide a whole new process for the project scope management as well as specific improvements of well-known techniques for both the human resource management and the stakeholders management. The goal of CPS-PMBOK is to enhance project effectiveness and CPS quality, embracing both project manager and developers. To evaluate CPS-PMBOK effectiveness and adherence, the practices were presented for project managers and developers in a R\\&D company. The practices: pre-elaborated list of requirements, specialized team division and technical trust showed as more relevant for each respective knowledge area, according to managers. For developers, the review requirements process, cross training and technical trust seems to contribute more for its respective knowledge areas / A integração entre o mundo computacional e o mundo físico em um único sistema é chamada de Sistemas Ciberfísicos (CPS - do inglês \"Cyber-Physical Systems\'\'). Sistemas CPS visam melhorar o entendimento e a influência nos fenômenos físicos por meios computacionais. A interação do mundo computacional com o mundo físico, por meio de sensores, atuadores e redes de comunicação, frequentemente leva à realização de projetos de alta complexidade e multidisciplinares. Gestão de projetos é uma prática que aumenta as chances de sucesso de um projeto, monitorando e controlando aspectos relevantes da realização do projeto. PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) é uma combinação de boas práticas relacionadas à gestão de projetos que trata dez áreas de conhecimento visando auxiliar gerentes de projeto de qualquer área de aplicação. Embora PMBOK proponha uma abordagem genérica, algumas práticas especializadas para determinadas áreas de aplicação particulares podem beneficiar projetos altamente desafiadores. Neste contexto, este projeto de pesquisa visa propor um conjunto de boas práticas para projetos de desenvolvimento de sistemas CPS. Essa abordagem é chamada de CPS-PMBOK (junção dos termos em inglês: cyber-physical systems e project management body of knowledge) e é baseada em três áreas de conhecimento do PMBOK: escopo, recursos humanos e partes interessadas. CPS-PMBOK inclui: (i) um modelo de caracterização de sistemas CPS que auxilia o entendimento do sistema a ser desenvolvido e (ii) especializações dessas três áreas de conhecimento do PMBOK, que fornecem um inteiramente novo processo para a gestão de escopo do projeto assim como melhorias específicas de técnicas conhecidas do PMBOK para os processos de gestão de recursos humanos e de gestão de partes interessadas. O objetivo da CPS-PMBOK é melhorar a eficácia do projeto e a qualidade do sistema CPS desenvolvido, abrangendo tanto o gerente de projeto quanto os desenvolvedores. Para avaliar a efetividade e aderência da CPS-PMBOK, as práticas foram apresentadas para gerentes de projeto e desenvolvedores em uma empresa de P&D. As práticas: listas pré-elaboradas de requisitos, divisão de equipes especializadas e confiança técnica mostraram-se mais relevantes para cada respectiva área do conhecimento, segundo os gerentes. Para os desenvolvedores, o processo de revisar requisitos, treinamento cruzado e confiança técnica pareceram contribuir mais para suas respectivas áreas do conhecimento
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On integrated modularization for situated product configurationWilliamsson, David January 2019 (has links)
Road transports face increasing societal challenges with respect to emissions, safety, and traffic congestion, as well as business challenges. Truck automation, e.g. self-driving trucks may be utilized to address some of these issues. Autonomous transport vehicles may be characterized as Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). A drawback is that CPS significantly increase technical complexity and thus introduce new challenges to system architecting. A product architecture is the interrelation between physical components and their function, i.e. their purpose. Product architectures can be categorized as being modular or integral. The main purpose of a modular architecture is to enable external variety and at the same time internal commonality. Products with a modular architecture are configured from predesigned building blocks, i.e. modules. A stable module, which is a carrier of main function(s) has standardized interfaces, is configured for company-specific reasons, which means it supports a company-specific (business) strategy. In this thesis, the present state at the heavy vehicle manufacturer Scania, concerning product architecting, modularization, product description and configuration is investigated. Moreover, a new clustering based method for product modularization that integrates product complexity and company business strategies is proposed. The method is logically verified with multiple industrial cases, where the architecture of a heavy truck driveline is used as a test bench. The driveline contains synergistic configurations of mechanical, electrical and software technologies that are constituents of an automated and/or semi-autonomous system, i.e. the driveline may be characterized as a CPS. The architecture is analyzed both from technical complexity and business strategy point of view. The presented research indicates that a structured methodology which supports the development of the product architecture is needed at Scania, to enable control of the increasing technical complexity in the Cyber-Physical Systems. Finally, configuration rules are identified to be highly important in order to successfully realize a modular product architecture. A drawback with this approach is that the solution space becomes hard to identify, therefore a complete and flexible product description methodology is essential. The results from the case studies indicate that clustering of a Product Architecture DSM may result in a modular architecture with significantly reduced complexity, but with clusters that contain conflicting module drivers. It is also identified that the new modularization methodology is capable of identifying and proposing reasonable module candidates that address product complexity as well as company-specific strategies. Furthermore, several case studies show that the proposed method can be used for analyzing and finding the explicit and/or implicit, technical as well as strategic, reasons behind the architecture of an existing product.
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Configurable Medical Cyber-Physical System Framework for Physical Activity MonitoringArafsha, Faisal 05 February 2019 (has links)
A digital twin facilitates the means to monitor, understand, and optimize the functions of the physical entity and provides continuous feedback to improve quality of life, and Medical Cyber-Physical Systems (MCPS) is an integral part of this vision. Many studies focus on human motion to digitize data for further analysis. The literature review presented here emphasizes on gait analysis and gait events detection using wearable devices, which compare results by testing on different groups of individuals. Amongst those, there is a focus on digitizing activities for athletes and sports activities.
However, there is a lack of research that address configurability for this type of MCPS. Adding new physical devices to an established MCPS requires manual configuration. Recent studies either solve the issue of users’ mobility by providing a wireless solution with local storage, or sacrifice mobility in order to provide real-time information through wired communication. However, group physical activity applications, such as sports coaching and group physiotherapy, use customized devices that need to be automatically configured in the system. In addition, these systems need to support mobility and real-time data presentation.
To solve this problem, a framework is proposed to design a wellbeing Cyber-Physical System (CPS) that focuses on system configurability, providing real-time data of body sensor networks while supporting wireless and mobile communication. A communication protocol is proposed to allow seamless integration and communication of system components, and to enable bandwidth-conscious data transmission. As a proof of concept, a configurable CPS for gait activities monitoring is designed to read, visualize, and backup spatiotemporal data from one or more multi-sensory physical devices over conventional Wi-Fi and in real-time.
Two experiments were performed using the implemented CPS. The first experiment was performed outdoors and tested if the CPS components would recognize each other and work seamlessly over foreign networks while providing usable information. The second experiment was performed in collaboration with the Health Sciences Department using our system and the Tekscan Strideway gait mat simultaneously to compare results and to ensure accuracy. In addition, this experiment tested configurability of the system by using different measurement devices for different users.
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Project management best practices for cyber-physical systems development / Melhores práticas de gestão de projetos para o desenvolvimento de sistemas ciberfísicosFilipe Edson da Silveira Pazotto Palma 16 September 2016 (has links)
The integration between the computing world and the physical world in a single system is called Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). CPS systems aim to improve understanding and influence in physical phenomena and environmental behaviors by computing means. The interaction of the computing world with the physical world, through the use of sensors, actuators and network communication often leads to the accomplishment of highly complex and multidisciplinary projects. Project management is a practice that enhances the success probability of a project, monitoring and controlling relevant aspects to the project execution. Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is a set of best practices regarding project management which addresses ten knowledge areas aiming to support project managers from any application domain. Although PMBOK proposes a generic approach, some specialized practices for a particular application domain may benefit highly challenging projects. In this context, this research work aims to propose a set of best practices specific for CPS systems development projects. The proposed approach is called CPS-PMBOK (junction of terms cyber-physical systems and project management body of knowledge) and is based on PMBOK\'s three knowledge areas: scope, human resource and stakeholder. CPS-PMBOK includes: \\textit a CPS characterization model which supports the understanding of the system to be developed; and \\textit specializations of these three PMBOK\'s knowledge areas, which provide a whole new process for the project scope management as well as specific improvements of well-known techniques for both the human resource management and the stakeholders management. The goal of CPS-PMBOK is to enhance project effectiveness and CPS quality, embracing both project manager and developers. To evaluate CPS-PMBOK effectiveness and adherence, the practices were presented for project managers and developers in a R\\&D company. The practices: pre-elaborated list of requirements, specialized team division and technical trust showed as more relevant for each respective knowledge area, according to managers. For developers, the review requirements process, cross training and technical trust seems to contribute more for its respective knowledge areas / A integração entre o mundo computacional e o mundo físico em um único sistema é chamada de Sistemas Ciberfísicos (CPS - do inglês \"Cyber-Physical Systems\'\'). Sistemas CPS visam melhorar o entendimento e a influência nos fenômenos físicos por meios computacionais. A interação do mundo computacional com o mundo físico, por meio de sensores, atuadores e redes de comunicação, frequentemente leva à realização de projetos de alta complexidade e multidisciplinares. Gestão de projetos é uma prática que aumenta as chances de sucesso de um projeto, monitorando e controlando aspectos relevantes da realização do projeto. PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) é uma combinação de boas práticas relacionadas à gestão de projetos que trata dez áreas de conhecimento visando auxiliar gerentes de projeto de qualquer área de aplicação. Embora PMBOK proponha uma abordagem genérica, algumas práticas especializadas para determinadas áreas de aplicação particulares podem beneficiar projetos altamente desafiadores. Neste contexto, este projeto de pesquisa visa propor um conjunto de boas práticas para projetos de desenvolvimento de sistemas CPS. Essa abordagem é chamada de CPS-PMBOK (junção dos termos em inglês: cyber-physical systems e project management body of knowledge) e é baseada em três áreas de conhecimento do PMBOK: escopo, recursos humanos e partes interessadas. CPS-PMBOK inclui: (i) um modelo de caracterização de sistemas CPS que auxilia o entendimento do sistema a ser desenvolvido e (ii) especializações dessas três áreas de conhecimento do PMBOK, que fornecem um inteiramente novo processo para a gestão de escopo do projeto assim como melhorias específicas de técnicas conhecidas do PMBOK para os processos de gestão de recursos humanos e de gestão de partes interessadas. O objetivo da CPS-PMBOK é melhorar a eficácia do projeto e a qualidade do sistema CPS desenvolvido, abrangendo tanto o gerente de projeto quanto os desenvolvedores. Para avaliar a efetividade e aderência da CPS-PMBOK, as práticas foram apresentadas para gerentes de projeto e desenvolvedores em uma empresa de P&D. As práticas: listas pré-elaboradas de requisitos, divisão de equipes especializadas e confiança técnica mostraram-se mais relevantes para cada respectiva área do conhecimento, segundo os gerentes. Para os desenvolvedores, o processo de revisar requisitos, treinamento cruzado e confiança técnica pareceram contribuir mais para suas respectivas áreas do conhecimento
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Security Analysis of Interdependent Critical Infrastructures: Power, Cyber and GasJanuary 2018 (has links)
abstract: Our daily life is becoming more and more reliant on services provided by the infrastructures
power, gas , communication networks. Ensuring the security of these
infrastructures is of utmost importance. This task becomes ever more challenging as
the inter-dependence among these infrastructures grows and a security breach in one
infrastructure can spill over to the others. The implication is that the security practices/
analysis recommended for these infrastructures should be done in coordination.
This thesis, focusing on the power grid, explores strategies to secure the system that
look into the coupling of the power grid to the cyber infrastructure, used to manage
and control it, and to the gas grid, that supplies an increasing amount of reserves to
overcome contingencies.
The first part (Part I) of the thesis, including chapters 2 through 4, focuses on
the coupling of the power and the cyber infrastructure that is used for its control and
operations. The goal is to detect malicious attacks gaining information about the
operation of the power grid to later attack the system. In chapter 2, we propose a
hierarchical architecture that correlates the analysis of high resolution Micro-Phasor
Measurement Unit (microPMU) data and traffic analysis on the Supervisory Control
and Data Acquisition (SCADA) packets, to infer the security status of the grid and
detect the presence of possible intruders. An essential part of this architecture is
tied to the analysis on the microPMU data. In chapter 3 we establish a set of anomaly
detection rules on microPMU data that
flag "abnormal behavior". A placement strategy
of microPMU sensors is also proposed to maximize the sensitivity in detecting anomalies.
In chapter 4, we focus on developing rules that can localize the source of an events
using microPMU to further check whether a cyber attack is causing the anomaly, by
correlating SCADA traffic with the microPMU data analysis results. The thread that
unies the data analysis in this chapter is the fact that decision are made without fully estimating the state of the system; on the contrary, decisions are made using
a set of physical measurements that falls short by orders of magnitude to meet the
needs for observability. More specifically, in the first part of this chapter (sections 4.1-
4.2), using microPMU data in the substation, methodologies for online identification of
the source Thevenin parameters are presented. This methodology is used to identify
reconnaissance activity on the normally-open switches in the substation, initiated
by attackers to gauge its controllability over the cyber network. The applications
of this methodology in monitoring the voltage stability of the grid is also discussed.
In the second part of this chapter (sections 4.3-4.5), we investigate the localization
of faults. Since the number of PMU sensors available to carry out the inference
is insufficient to ensure observability, the problem can be viewed as that of under-sampling
a "graph signal"; the analysis leads to a PMU placement strategy that can
achieve the highest resolution in localizing the fault, for a given number of sensors.
In both cases, the results of the analysis are leveraged in the detection of cyber-physical
attacks, where microPMU data and relevant SCADA network traffic information
are compared to determine if a network breach has affected the integrity of the system
information and/or operations.
In second part of this thesis (Part II), the security analysis considers the adequacy
and reliability of schedules for the gas and power network. The motivation for
scheduling jointly supply in gas and power networks is motivated by the increasing
reliance of power grids on natural gas generators (and, indirectly, on gas pipelines)
as providing critical reserves. Chapter 5 focuses on unveiling the challenges and
providing solution to this problem. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Electrical Engineering 2018
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Search-based Test Generation for Automated Driving Systems: From Perception to Control LogicJanuary 2019 (has links)
abstract: Automated driving systems are in an intensive research and development stage, and the companies developing these systems are targeting to deploy them on public roads in a very near future. Guaranteeing safe operation of these systems is crucial as they are planned to carry passengers and share the road with other vehicles and pedestrians. Yet, there is no agreed-upon approach on how and in what detail those systems should be tested. Different organizations have different testing approaches, and one common approach is to combine simulation-based testing with real-world driving.
One of the expectations from fully-automated vehicles is never to cause an accident. However, an automated vehicle may not be able to avoid all collisions, e.g., the collisions caused by other road occupants. Hence, it is important for the system designers to understand the boundary case scenarios where an autonomous vehicle can no longer avoid a collision. Besides safety, there are other expectations from automated vehicles such as comfortable driving and minimal fuel consumption. All safety and functional expectations from an automated driving system should be captured with a set of system requirements. It is challenging to create requirements that are unambiguous and usable for the design, testing, and evaluation of automated driving systems. Another challenge is to define useful metrics for assessing the testing quality because in general, it is impossible to test every possible scenario.
The goal of this dissertation is to formalize the theory for testing automated vehicles. Various methods for automatic test generation for automated-driving systems in simulation environments are presented and compared. The contributions presented in this dissertation include (i) new metrics that can be used to discover the boundary cases between safe and unsafe driving conditions, (ii) a new approach that combines combinatorial testing and optimization-guided test generation methods, (iii) approaches that utilize global optimization methods and random exploration to generate critical vehicle and pedestrian trajectories for testing purposes, (iv) a publicly-available simulation-based automated vehicle testing framework that enables application of the existing testing approaches in the literature, including the new approaches presented in this dissertation. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Computer Engineering 2019
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Rehab Tracker: Framework for Monitoring and Enhancing NMES Patient ComplianceStevens, Timothy 01 January 2019 (has links)
We describe the development of a cyber-physical system (Rehab Tracker) for improving patient compliance with at-home physical rehabilitation using neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) therapy. Rehab Tracker consists of three components: 1) hardware modifications to sense and store use data from an FDA-approved NMES therapy device and provide Bluetooth communication capability, 2) an iOS-based smartphone/tablet application to receive and transmit NMES use data and serve as a conduit for patient-provider interactions and 3) a back-end server platform to receive device use data, display compliance data for provider review and provide automated positive and remedial push notifications to patients to improve compliance. This system allows for near real-time compliance monitoring via a secure web portal and offers a novel conduit for patient-provider communication during at-home rehabilitation to improve compliance. The system was tested in patients (n=5) who suffered anterior cruciate ligament rupture and surgical repair to provide proof-of-principal evidence for system functionality and an initial assessment of system usability. The system functioned as designed, recording 89% of rehabilitation sessions. Thus, Rehab Tracker is a functionally correct system with the potential to be used as a tool for studying NMES and mobile communication methodologies at scale and improving compliance with at-home rehabilitation programs.
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Cyber-Physical Systems Enabled By Unmanned Aerial System-Based Personal Remote Sensing: Data Mission Quality-Centric Design ArchitecturesCoopmans, Calvin 01 May 2014 (has links)
In the coming 20 years, unmanned aerial data collection will be of great importance to many sectors of civilian life. Of these systems, Personal Remote Sensing (PRS) Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUASs), which are designed for scientic data collection, will need special attention due to their low cost and high value for farming, scientic, and search-andrescue uses, among countless others. Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs: large-scale, pervasive automated systems that tightly couple sensing and actuation through technology and the environment) can use sUASs as sensors and actuators, leading to even greater possibilities for benet from sUASs. However, this nascent robotic technology presents as many problems as possibilities due to the challenges surrounding the abilities of these systems to perform safely and eectively for personal, academic, and business use. For these systems, whose missions are dened by the data they are sent to collect, safe and reliable mission quality is of highest importance. Much like the dawning of civil manned aviation, civilian sUAS ights demand privacy, accountability, and other ethical factors for societal integration, while safety of the civilian National Airspace (NAS) is always of utmost importance. While the growing popularity of this technology will drive a great effort to integrate sUASs into the NAS, the only long-term solution to this integration problem is one of proper architecture. In this research, a set of architectural requirements for this integration is presented: the Architecture for Ethical Aerial Information Sensing or AERIS. AERIS provides a cohesive set of requirements for any architecture or set of architectures designed for safe, ethical, accurate aerial data collection.
In addition to an overview and showcase of possibilities for sUAS-enabled CPSs, specific examples of AERIS-compatible sUAS architectures using various aerospace design methods are shown. Technical contributions include specic improvements to sUAS payload architecture and control software, inertial navigation and complementary lters, and online energy and health state estimation for lithium-polymer batteries in sUAS missions. Several existing sUASs are proled for their ability to comply with AERIS, and the possibilities of AERIS data-driven missions overall is addressed.
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