Sensory data generator

A method comprising:

• identifying, by a processing device, a simulated event including a plurality of simulated sensors distributed throughout a virtual environment, wherein an impact of the simulated event varies over both space and time within the virtual environment;
• identifying, by the processing device, a stored function of time describing a locally sensed property for a simulated sensor from among the plurality of simulated sensors, the locally sensed property corresponding to the impact of the simulated event over or at a time and at a location of the simulated sensor in the virtual environment;
• accessing, by the processing device, the stored function of time;
• invoking a mutator to introduce random values of an input variable to simulate unexpected behavior of the simulated sensor;
• determining, by the processing device, a plurality of values of the input variable, at least some of the plurality of values produced by the mutator and at least some of the plurality of values produced by the stored function of time, wherein the input variable corresponds to the locally sensed property as prospectively measurable by the simulated sensor in the virtual environment;
• wrapping, by the processing device, the plurality of values of the input variable within a communication protocol to produce at least one message including the plurality of values;
• and
• transmitting, by the processing device, the at least one message.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code that is executable by a processing device for causing the processing device to:

• identify a simulated event including a plurality of simulated sensors distributed throughout a virtual environment, wherein an impact of the simulated event varies over both space and time within the virtual environment;
• identify a stored function of time describing a locally sensed property for a simulated sensor from among the plurality of simulated sensors, the locally sensed property corresponding to the impact of the simulated event over or at a time and at a location of the simulated sensor in the virtual environment, the stored function of time comprising at least one of a random variate generation function, a quasi-Monte Carlo function, an increasing function, or a sinusoidal function;
• access the stored function of time;
• determine a plurality of values of an input variable produced by the stored function of time, wherein the input variable corresponds to the locally sensed property as prospectively measurable by the simulated sensor in the virtual environment;
• wrap the plurality of values of the input variable within a communication protocol to produce at least one message including the plurality of values;
• and
• transmit the at least one message.