As part of the DARPA RadioMap program, we are developing  a market-based, distributed approach to allocating application tasks to Radio Frequency (RF) devices.  The focus of RadioMap is to increase RF  situational awareness by employing a heterogeneous sensor network, whose constituent devices include RF receiver/transmitters deployed for other purposes such as tactical radios, using an approach that facilitates extension of the network to incorporate additional device types and to support additional Electronic Warfare/Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (EW/ISR) applications.  Specifically, we are developing the Task Manager component of the MARTI system, which a middleware layer that allows applications to task RF devices within the given constraints of the primary missions running on the devices.  The key technical ideas in this research are the use of task templates to encode the structure, constraints and allocation strategies of various RF tasks, and the development of generalized distributed, market-based task assignment and coordination strategies.

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