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From Machine-to-Machine Communications towards Cyber-Physical Systems

Jiafu Wan¹, Min Chen², Feng Xia³, Di Li⁴ and Keliang Zhou⁵

1. College of Information Engineering, Guangdong Jidian Polytechnic
   Guangzhou 510515, China
   jiafuwan_76@163.com
2. School of Computer Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
   Wuhan 430074, China
   minchen@ieee.org
3. School of Software, Dalian University of Technology
   Dalian 116620, China
   f.xia@ieee.org
4. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology
   Guangzhou 510006, China
   itdili@scut.edu.cn
5. College of Electrical Engineering and Automation, JiangXi University of Science and Technology
   Ganzhou 341000, China
   nyzkl@sina.com

Abstract

In recent years, cyber-physical systems (CPS) have emerged as a promising direction to enrich the interactions between physical and virtual worlds. In this article, we first present the correlations among machine-to-machine (M2M), wireless sensor networks (WSNs), CPS and internet of things (IoT), and introduce some research activities in M2M, including M2M architectures and typical applications. Then, we review two CPS platforms and systems that have been proposed recently, including a novel prototype platform for multiple unmanned vehicles with WSNs navigation and cyber-transportation systems. Through these reviews, we propose CPS is an evolution of M2M by the introduction of more intelligent and interactive operations, under the architecture of IoT. Also, we especially hope to demonstrate how M2M systems with the capabilities of decision-making and autonomous control can be upgraded to CPS and identify the important research challenges related to CPS designs.

Key words

internet of things, machine-to-machine communications, wireless sensor networks, cyber-physical systems, unmanned vehicles, cyber-transportation systems, challenges

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.2298/CSIS120326018W

Publication information

Volume 10, Issue 3 (June 2013)
Year of Publication: 2013
ISSN: 2406-1018 (Online)
Publisher: ComSIS Consortium

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Wan, J., Chen, M., Xia, F., Li, D., Zhou, K.: From Machine-to-Machine Communications towards Cyber-Physical Systems. Computer Science and Information Systems, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1105-1128. (2013), https://doi.org/10.2298/CSIS120326018W