Delivering smarter products, systems, or services to industry
Embedded intelligence aims to deliver smarter products, systems, or services to industry through their integration and purposeful use for a given application. This integration can be realized by: * CONSTRUCTION whereby integrated assemblies show a fusion of technologies, for example in semiconductor integrated circuits and “More thanApplications
Health of high-value assets
High-value products and assets are deployed across a myriad of industrial sectors, ranging from transport, aviation, power networks, etc. Such assets present significant challenges in terms of their design, operation, and maintenance due to limitations in the visibility of the assets’ health. The ability to monitor these assets is impeded by aggressive ambient conditions influencing sensor drift and failure, power management, and communication issues. Today's networks for transport (infrastructure, signalling and services in for example train-lines), and power transmission (i.e. smart grid, network management, protection and control) require integrated sensors that can collect reliable information, transmit it securely, and turn it from data-to-knowledge into action to close the loop. That feedback allows the system/product to build resilience and agility.Intelligent tags in car manufacturing
When car manufacturers embedded intelligent tags into the majority of their components, temperature, vibration, and other essential data can be harvested throughout the life-cycle of a car. The interrogation of fuzzyUK government perspective and industry need
There is an industry need for trained engineers in electronics systems as further growth is striven for within the UK, as delineated in the recently published “Electronics Systems: Challenges and Opportunities” (ESCO Report). This report has brought industry leaders and government together to deliver ambitious growth targets that by 2020 will see a further 150,000 people employed in electronic systems, such as those this CDT aims to provide. The report states that the critical shortages in highly trained and skilled employees can be addressed in part by the provision of Centers of Doctoral Training (CDTs) to fund and train PhD students. The Technology Strategy Board's (TSB) High-Value Manufacturing study also identified strategic themes of “Creating innovative products, through the integration of new materials, coatings, and electronics with new manufacturing technologies” and “Increasing the global competitiveness of UK manufacturing technologies by creating more efficient and effective manufacturing systems”. The report identified the need for National Competencies, including “Intelligent systems and embedded electronics”. Additionally through the “Electronics, Photonics and Electrical Systems: Key technology area 2008-2011” report, the TSB are promoting Embedded Systems as a technology that the UK has the high capability and high market potential. Within Europe, there is significant investment being made through the ENIAC, Artemis, and EPoSS programs that are set to continue into Horizon 2020 and will see close to €5Billion invested over 7 years. The recent Strategic Research Agenda in Smart Systems Integration of the European Technology Platform EPoSS also identified Embedded Intelligence as the key enabler in the design and manufacturing of complex products and services.Predicted revenue
While it is relatively immature as a technology, the''The Internet of Things''
Although the vision for the 'Internet of Things' was first formulated in 1999, the technology road-map is still far from being seamless. The vision of having all objects linked to the internet might be only achievable when technology allows for global adoption."Internet of Things in 2020: A roadmap for the future", EPoSS, Sep 2008: http://www.smart-systems-integration.org/public/documents/publications/Internet-of-Things_in_2020_EC-EPoSS_Workshop_Report_2008_v3.pdf In this regard, Embedded Intelligence is key for these emerging technologies to enable globalization.See also
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* “Electronics Systems: Challenges and Opportunities” (ESCO Report), June 2013