Demo abstract: Collaborative indoor sensing with the SensorFly aerial sensor network

The SensorFly is a novel, low-cost, miniature (29g) controlled-mobile aerial sensor networking platform. Mobility permits a network of SensorFly nodes, unlike fixed networks, to be autonomous in deployment, maintenance and adapting to the environment, as required for emergency response situations such as fire monitoring or survivor search. We demonstrate the ability of the SensorFly system to collaboratively sense the environment (floor temperature) in a demonstration scenario. The SensorFly nodes are tasked to explore the area and transmit sensed data back to a base station. The system partitions tasks among SensorFly nodes based on their capabilities (location, sensors, energy) to achieve concurrent and faster coverage. The real-time sensor data is presented to the user on a display terminal at the base station.