Collecting data and putting them to good use
IoT (Internet of things) refers to the seamless integration of objects equipped with sensors. Although people no longer directly notice these objects, they’re everywhere. When data from these sensors are combined, the result can be unexpected applications.
Physical and virtual objects are linked to each other. In doing so, data are gathered and analysed.
Functions implemented with IoT technologies allow interaction between people and systems as well as between the systems themselves. They can also support people in their activities. The ever-smaller embedded computers are designed to support people without being distracting or even noticeable.
Objective: Making status information available
The aim of the Internet of Things is to automatically collect relevant information from the real world, link it together and make it available in the network. This need for information exists because, in the real world, objects have a certain status (e.g. “the air is cold”, “printer toner is full”), but this information is not available in the network. The aim is therefore to make information about the status of real things available for further processing in the network.
What are the advantages of this?
Among other things, IoT supports the service business and thus increases the value chain. Rolls-Royce is a good example here. With engine as a service, Rolls-Royce is a full service provider. Turbines are merely rented while the actual business model is the maintenance and repair services.
Other benefits of collecting this kind of status information may include information about current use, ageing or particular environmental conditions. This kind of information can be analysed both to improve usability itself (detecting the need for maintenance or replacement early on, etc.) and to improve a situation (e.g. reducing the energy used for heating or cooling can be linked to a whole host of information in the entire room and therefore prove more effective than in the standard installation which has to make do with just one sensor). In a further development, digital services as part of the IoT can facilitate and improve the parameterisation of devices in such a way that this also takes place in areas where it does not presently occur due to cost reasons.
How do we use the IoT at CSA?
CSA covers all areas, from data-processing hardware to cloud systems right through to the implementation of applications. We mainly support customers from the transport and medical technology sectors and
we are in a position to offer our customers even better solutions thanks to the IoT. By reappraising and processing the relevant available data, we can develop new business models that support our customers.
For instance, it was thanks to IoT and data science that we were able to implement taxiway optimisation on the airfield at Sydney Airport.
This involved placing antennas and transmitters around the airfield to record the exact movements of the aircraft.
The objective was to identify patterns and gain insights to understand and improve the use of the airfield.
Another example is the project for the Collective Association. In this case, we developed a prototype for a smart drop-off station. Collectors delivery service customers can enter their order at the touch-screen terminal using a simple process and then stick the delivery labels printed right there onto their shopping bags. These are then picked up from the drop-off location by the collectors and conveniently delivered to the desired address.
You can find our blog post about this here >
We have also implemented an information system for public transport with iqube Gorba or for Singal AG with eyeNAGE – a signage solution for public transport and the smart city.
These solutions are made possible thanks to linked sensors, cloud applications and data science technologies, which are all components of the Internet of Things.
Which goals do you want to pursue with an IoT solution?
Do you want to monitor equipment to detect faults? Are you planning to make predictions about when equipment will fail? Or perhaps your aim is to manage the integration of your industrial plants and their entire life cycle?
It doesn’t matter what solution you’re looking for. All the examples mentioned make use of the functionality of a powerful IoT platform.
Have we piqued your interest? Get in touch with us.
Together, we can create added value for your data and therefore your company.