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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2001
Applicants:
Sven Brueckner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Henry Van Dyke Parunak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John A. Sauter, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sven Brueckner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Henry Van Dyke Parunak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John A. Sauter, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
New Vectors LLC, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/18 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G06E 1/00 (2006.01); G06E 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and process uses pheromone propagation to provide direction and/or distance information to a remote destination through the use of localized decision making processes. Locally available information is exchanged and translated with global information through the use of a pheromone vocabulary and multi-layer grid systems. Self-organizing networks of sensors provide remote monitoring of a space.