Distributed sensor system

A mobile device comprising:

• a physical link;
• a plurality of image sensors, each of the plurality of image sensors configured to transmit image data via the physical link;
• and
• a controller coupled to the physical link, whereby the physical link, the plurality of image sensors, and the controller form a multi-drop network;
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• determine an image capture operation for the plurality of image sensors, wherein the image capture operation configures image data transmitted over the multi-drop network;
• transmit a control signal to configure image sensing operations at the plurality of image sensors based on the image capture operation;
• receive, via the physical link, the image data from at least a subset of the plurality of image sensors;
• determine information about a surrounding environment of the mobile device, wherein the information about the surrounding environment includes a tracking result of an object of interest;
• and
• select the subset of the plurality of image sensors based on determining that the image data generated by the subset of the plurality of image sensors is likely to include the object of interest.