Symbolic sensors : one solution to the numerical-symbolic interface

Eric Benoit , Laurent Foulloy (1)

1 LISTIC - Laboratoire d'Informatique, Systèmes, Traitement de l'Information et de la Connaissance

This paper introduces the concept of symbolic sensor as an extension of the smart sensor one. Then, the links between the physical world and the symbolic one are introduced. The creation of symbols is proposed within the frame of the pretopology theory. In order to adapt the sensor to the measurement context, a learning process has been used to provide an adaptive interpretation of the measurement. Finally, an example is presented in the case of a temperature measurement.

Mots clés: Symbolic sensor; intelligent sensor

Domaines: Instrumentations et Détecteurs [physics.ins-det]; Informatique

Eric Benoit, Laurent Foulloy. Symbolic sensors : one solution to the numerical-symbolic interface. Mar 1991, pp.321-326. ⟨hal-00143369⟩