Conceptualization, Realization, and Validation of Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems for Sensing and Automation

Abstract

This paper investigates the feasibility of the pragmatic implementation of distributed algorithms in real-world Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs). We detail how distributed (and parallel) computing systems can be realized using existing system-design software for CPS development. A series of experiments is devised and used to verify the information-exchange capacity of the computing nodes and the synchronous and real-time operational effectiveness of the overall distributed computing system development framework. Finally, an actual distributed computing system is realized and validated by executing a fundamental distributed consensus protocol.