Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies in Metrological and Validation Processes
INTI"Abstract: This presentation describes the impact that digital transformation has caused on the software validation process of devices and metrological systems at Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI). In order to describe these impacts, the following aspects have been considered. The increase in the digital component in metrological devices and systems implies an increase in their vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities must be mitigated to preserve their metrological properties. Therefore, the evaluation procedures must be adapted in order to verify that the devices and systems are suitable to guarantee the reliability of the information they manage. At the same time, this digital transformation implies the incorporation of new technologies in the devices that must be validated and in the measurement systems in general. In this regard, the experience carried out in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on the adoption of emerging technologies for LPWAN communication in a network of mobile sensors is presented. Resumen: En esta presentación se describe el impacto que ha causado la transformación digital en el proceso de validación de software de dispositivos y sistemas metrológicos en el Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI). A los efectos de describir dichos impactos se han considerado los siguientes aspectos. El incremento de la componente digital en dispositivos y sistemas metrológicos implica un incremento de sus vulnerabilidades. Estas vulnerabilidades deben ser mitigadas para preservar sus propiedades metrológicas. Por lo tanto, se deben adecuar los procedimientos de evaluación con el propósito de verificar que los dispositivos y sistemas sean aptos para garantizar la confiabilidad de la información que gestionan. A su vez, esta transformación digital implica la incorporación de nuevas tecnologías en los dispositivos que deberán ser validados y en los sistemas de medición en general. Al respecto, se presenta la experiencia realizada en conjunto con el National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sobre la adopción de las tecnologías emergentes para la comunicación LPWAN en una red de sensores móviles."
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Very interesting! There is no doubt that the digital transformation requires validation processes where the metrology plays a very important role, but in your experience how can we identify the opportunities areas. Is it possible to determine the accuracy or uncertainty of the different comunications systems? According to the example of mobile sensors in the buses, It could be useful nowdays (covidays) for the companies that wants to ensure and monitor the security of personal trasnportation. (when companies have their own buses). Congratulations, your experiences are very appreciated.
Very good presentation. Sebastián, wichh are the advantages of using LoRa in an electricity meter instead of PLC (power line) communication?
Great job congratulations, my question: Imagining the metrological needs of the productive sector, the need to no stop production to calibrate, the need for high accuracy, the need for real-time calibration, the need to calibrate process, perhaps, the existence of a calibration center with highly accurate sensors in the cloud, where high-quality instrumentation with digital components will serve as a standard, they will compare each other, self-calibrate, and this sense yields fast and reliable real-time calibration certificates with uncertainty estimation. In this new scenario; ¿What would be the future of the NMIs, the CMCs, the intercomparisons between laboratories in this new context?
The more efficient dissemination of evaluation protocols, practices and methods in the form of documented standards, regulations, instrumentation and training can make the metrological framework for Industry 4.0 more robust and trustworthy.
Great presentation! With the develpment of the new technologies, sensor systems, Do you think that is time for the metrology to start thinking for a validation of systems as a whole instead of as a separete sensors as is widely use nowadays? For example, many countries have a national regulation of taximeters, with test that are needed to be done for each taximeter, but with the rise of apps like uber, each smartphone becomes a taximenter, so this kind of regulation are starting to be outdated.
Gustavo and Sebastian, Interesting presentation, I have a question: What operation cost could have a network of mobile sensors?
If you want to know more about the projects mentioned in this video, check these links out: A research paper regarding the NIST Shuttle LPWAN based tracker: https://www.nist.gov/publications/low-power-wide-area-networks-lpwan-communications-mobile-sensor-data The research paper published on Ad-Hoc NOW! 2019 Conference, Luxembourg: https://www.nist.gov/publications/demonstration-low-power-wide-area-networking-city-scale-monitoring-applications An article describing in detail the LPWAN based Tracker System Demonstration: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lpwan-based-tracking-system-demonstration-adhoc-now-sebastian/ The full-extension video about LPWAN based Tracker System Demonstration presented in Luxembourg. https://vimeo.com/sebastianbarillaro/lpwan-demo A newspaper article about LPWAN based Tracker System Demonstration (in Spanish) https://www.infobae.com/tendencias/innovacion/2020/05/20/premian-un-desarrollo-nacional-para-ciudades-inteligentes-que-podria-ayudar-contra-la-pandemia-por-covid-19/
If you want to know more about the projects mentioned in this video, check these links out: A research paper regarding the NIST Shuttle LPWAN based tracker: https://www.nist.gov/publications/low-power-wide-area-networks-lpwan-communications-mobile-sensor-data The research paper published on Ad-Hoc NOW! 2019 Conference, Luxembourg: https://www.nist.gov/publications/demonstration-low-power-wide-area-networking-city-scale-monitoring-applications An article describing in detail the LPWAN based Tracker System Demonstration: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lpwan-based-tracking-system-demonstration-adhoc-now-sebastian/ The full-extension video about LPWAN based Tracker System Demonstration presented in Luxembourg. https://vimeo.com/sebastianbarillaro/lpwan-demo A newspaper article about LPWAN based Tracker System Demonstration (in Spanish) https://www.infobae.com/tendencias/innovacion/2020/05/20/premian-un-desarrollo-nacional-para-ciudades-inteligentes-que-podria-ayudar-contra-la-pandemia-por-covid-19/