What does the Centre do?
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) optimises the operation of factories and machines by enabling automation and smarter operations. Sensors on the machines collect data about their operation, sending them to computers via the Internet. The computers analyse this data and help the machines perform their tasks more efficiently and safely. This creates an environment where machines communicate and support each other – just as humans talk and collaborate.
The application of the Industrial Internet of Things is used in everyday life in smart factories, where machines autonomously detect malfunctions and repair them, in intelligent networks that optimise energy consumption, as well as in agriculture, where sensors monitor soil moisture and automatically water plants. Greater efficiency and safety in operation is thus achieved, and our research shows other ways in which we can apply IIoT to our advantage, through advanced signal processing and machine learning technologies.
