Open AccessBlockchain Design for an Embedded System
Author(s) -
Sara Falcone,
Junyi Zhang,
Agnes Cameron,
Amira Abdel-Rahman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ledger
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2379-5980
DOI - 10.5195/ledger.2019.172
Subject(s) - blockchain , computer science , protocol (science) , embedded system , peer to peer , wireless , robot , distributed computing , artificial intelligence , operating system , computer security , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
This paper proposes a blockchain-based mapping protocol for distributed robotic systems running on embedded hardware. This protocol was developed for a robotic system designed to locomote on lattice structures for space applications. A consensus mechanism, Proof of Validity, is introduced to allow the effort of mining blocks to correlate with the desired tasks the robotic system was designed for. These robots communicate using peer-to-peer LoRa radio. Options, trade-offs and considerations for implementing blockchain technology on an embedded system with wireless radio communication are explored and discussed.