Smart sensor platform in SMEs: A concept for data driven production optimization
- The work at hand offers a comprehensive guide to practitioners to develop IoT solutions based on the circumstances and the specific environmental factors encountered in individual cases throughout industries. The fundamental technologies, software basics, and organizational principles are explained and specified. The hardware in use are different sensors and localization technologies. These technologies enable the data acquisition on the shop floor. They are the link between the physical world and the software portion of the solution. To augment the information value of the data acquired while monitoring the processes on the shop floor, information from the existing IT-infrastructure is extracted. Additionally, the presented concept enables the insertion of information acquired by the sensors into the existing IT-infrastructure. The open architecture of the IoT solution supports a seamless integration of the system into the existing IT landscape.
