52 research outputs found
Secure and Decentralized Swarm Behavior with Autonomous Agents for Smart Cities
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), referenced as drones, have advanced to
consumer adoption for hobby and business use. Drone applications, such as
infrastructure technology, security mechanisms, and resource delivery, are just
the starting point. More complex tasks are possible through the use of UAV
swarms. These tasks increase the potential impacts that drones will have on
smart cities, modern cities which have fully adopted technology in order to
enhance daily operations as well as the welfare of it's citizens. Smart cities
not only consist of static mesh networks of sensors, but can contain dynamic
aspects as well including both ground and air based autonomous vehicles.
Networked computational devices require paramount security to ensure the safety
of a city. To accomplish such high levels of security, services rely on
secure-by-design protocols, impervious to security threats. Given the large
number of sensors, autonomous vehicles, and other advancements, smart cities
necessitates this level of security. The SHARK protocol (Secure, Heterogeneous,
Autonomous, and Rotational Knowledge for Swarms) ensures this kind of security
by allowing for new applications for UAV swarm technology. Enabling drones to
circle a target without a centralized control or selecting lead agents, the
SHARKS protocol performs organized movement among agents without creating a
central point for attackers to target. Through comparisons on the stability of
the protocol in different settings, experiments demonstrate the efficiency and
capacity of the SHARKS protocol.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure, 1 chart, 8 table
The Vehicle, 1966, Vol. 8
Vol. 8
Table of Contents
CommentaryBill Moser & Avis Eaglestonpage 3
The Vengeance of the DeadStephen W. Gibbspage 5
Ode To A MeadowKathleen McCormackpage 12
Row OnDavid Helmpage 13
Sonnet 63R.L. Hudsonpage 14
UntitledKathleen McCormackpage 14
The Pure GoldDavid Helmpage 15
CommunionDavid Helmpage 15
PreludeMichael Baldwinpage 15
The AlbatrossKaren Cooleypage 16
The Albatross (photo)DeWittpage 17
Ruff and the VaseDavid Helmpage 18
LaBelleKathleen McCormackpage 19
Not Quite SoR.L. Hudsonpage 20
Feeling (no number)David Reifpage 21
Song at DuskDavid Helmpage 21
Arcadia RuminationsR.L. Hudsonpage 22
The BarWayne Johnsonpage 25
HelloWilliam Framepage 26
The ProcessJerry DeWittpage 27
The KillingAdrian Beardpage 30
The Amusement Park GameStephen W. Gibbspage 38
DamnMel Tylerpage 40
PainWilliam Framepage 40
UntitledSusan Champlinpage 41
Portrait of A Scholar As A Young ManStephen W. Gibbspage 42
The TimesW.D.Mpage 46
ParadoxW.D.M.page 46
MankindDavid Helmpage 47https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1014/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, 1966, Vol. 8
Vol. 8
Table of Contents
CommentaryBill Moser & Avis Eaglestonpage 3
The Vengeance of the DeadStephen W. Gibbspage 5
Ode To A MeadowKathleen McCormackpage 12
Row OnDavid Helmpage 13
Sonnet 63R.L. Hudsonpage 14
UntitledKathleen McCormackpage 14
The Pure GoldDavid Helmpage 15
CommunionDavid Helmpage 15
PreludeMichael Baldwinpage 15
The AlbatrossKaren Cooleypage 16
The Albatross (photo)DeWittpage 17
Ruff and the VaseDavid Helmpage 18
LaBelleKathleen McCormackpage 19
Not Quite SoR.L. Hudsonpage 20
Feeling (no number)David Reifpage 21
Song at DuskDavid Helmpage 21
Arcadia RuminationsR.L. Hudsonpage 22
The BarWayne Johnsonpage 25
HelloWilliam Framepage 26
The ProcessJerry DeWittpage 27
The KillingAdrian Beardpage 30
The Amusement Park GameStephen W. Gibbspage 38
DamnMel Tylerpage 40
PainWilliam Framepage 40
UntitledSusan Champlinpage 41
Portrait of A Scholar As A Young ManStephen W. Gibbspage 42
The TimesW.D.Mpage 46
ParadoxW.D.M.page 46
MankindDavid Helmpage 47https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1014/thumbnail.jp
Dark sectors 2016 Workshop: community report
This report, based on the Dark Sectors workshop at SLAC in April 2016,
summarizes the scientific importance of searches for dark sector dark matter
and forces at masses beneath the weak-scale, the status of this broad
international field, the important milestones motivating future exploration,
and promising experimental opportunities to reach these milestones over the
next 5-10 years
The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): High-resolution imaging and spectroscopy in the far-infrared
We report results of a recently-completed pre-Formulation Phase study of
SPIRIT, a candidate NASA Origins Probe mission. SPIRIT is a spatial and
spectral interferometer with an operating wavelength range 25 - 400 microns.
SPIRIT will provide sub-arcsecond resolution images and spectra with resolution
R = 3000 in a 1 arcmin field of view to accomplish three primary scientific
objectives: (1) Learn how planetary systems form from protostellar disks, and
how they acquire their inhomogeneous composition; (2) characterize the family
of extrasolar planetary systems by imaging the structure in debris disks to
understand how and where planets of different types form; and (3) learn how
high-redshift galaxies formed and merged to form the present-day population of
galaxies. Observations with SPIRIT will be complementary to those of the James
Webb Space Telescope and the ground-based Atacama Large Millimeter Array. All
three observatories could be operational contemporaneously.Comment: 20 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in J. Adv. Space Res.
on 26 May 200
Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene
To identify novel genes associated with ALS, we undertook two lines of investigation. We carried out a genome-wide association study comparing 20,806 ALS cases and 59,804 controls. Independently, we performed a rare variant burden analysis comparing 1,138 index familial ALS cases and 19,494 controls. Through both approaches, we identified kinesin family member 5A (KIF5A) as a novel gene associated with ALS. Interestingly, mutations predominantly in the N-terminal motor domain of KIF5A are causative for two neurodegenerative diseases: hereditary spastic paraplegia (SPG10) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2 (CMT2). In contrast, ALS-associated mutations are primarily located at the C-terminal cargo-binding tail domain and patients harboring loss-of-function mutations displayed an extended survival relative to typical ALS cases. Taken together, these results broaden the phenotype spectrum resulting from mutations in KIF5A and strengthen the role of cytoskeletal defects in the pathogenesis of ALS.Peer reviewe
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