BROWSING: Sensors

Fiat Chrysler builds in-house IoT solution. Fiat Chrysler needed to keep track of its powered industrial vehicles throughout the 560 acres of the Chrysler Technology Center and World Headquarters, according to a case study provided by Fiat. The Chrysler facilities team wanted a...

Japanese firm to pay $1.3 billion for the U.S.-based motion sensor solutions specialist. TDK reached an agreement to acquire U.S.-based motion sensor solution provider InvenSense for $1.3 billion. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies. The...

IoT spurs growing accelerometer and gyroscope market The "internet of things" is helping grow the accelerometer and gyroscope market, which is expected to reach $3.5 billion by 2022, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets. According to the report, "Accelerometer and gyroscope market by accelerometer type, gyroscope type,...

Swift Sensors to take on industrial IoT. Earlier this month, Swift Sensors announced its transition to industrial "internet of things" where it plans to offer a cloud-based wireless sensor system for industrial and commercial applications. The company said it will work to...

Many sensor types for the many IoT use cases. Sensors are the troops of the "internet of things," the on-the-ground pieces of hardware doing the critical work of monitoring processes, taking measurements and collecting data. They are often one of the first...

Audi’s Ingolstadt, Germany, factory is its largest and the second largest in Europe, producing 566,646 cars in 2015. It is where the auto manufacturer produces its A3, A4, A5, Q2 and Q5 models and is considered by the company as its "most important location." The...

Mike Boudreaux, director of connected services at Emerson, and Andy Rhodes, VP and GM of IoT at Dell, spoke at our studio during an Austin IIoT meetup group session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQ4JasvZjU&feature=youtu.be The session began with a general discussion of where the two companies see themselves within the industrial...

Keeping things cool with IoT monitoring Every time the door to a milk cooler or freezer does not close properly, an alarm goes off on a computer screen in a control building in Odense, Denmark, thanks to an IoT monitoring solution. AK-Centralen provides continually-supervised alarm...

The Motorola Atrix 4G was the first smartphone with a fingerprint scanner for quicker, more secure log in authentication. But the security feature's widespread use came about when Apple introduced it in its iPhone 5s back in 2013. Since then, Snapdragon-powered Android phones have...

Silicon Labs recently released its new Thunderboard React, a cloud-connected, Bluetooth-enabled, sensor-driven IoT developer kit that lets customers demo, evaluate and develop their own projects. To show off the capabilities of the new platform, Silicon Labs hosted a pinewood derby race with IoT-enabled cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dybp-89g6hM The company invited...

Landscape companies often struggle to reconcile customers’ billable hours with employee labor hours – especially when using manual time cards to record the data. To improve billing accuracy, S&S Landscaping needed a way to document driver arrival and departure times at customer sites. They...

The connected car changes everything Of all the domains IoT has impacted, the automotive industry, with its connected car, seems to be creating the most interest from both enterprises and consumers. Cars are changing at an incredible rate, and industry leaders, government authorities and prospective buyers...

Back in August we wrote an article answering the question on everyone’s mind: What is the internet of things? We spoke about some of the embedded systems used in IoT, and how it can transform a number of industries. As the internet of things...

Before discussing the demos at Bosch Connected World in Chicago, we highlight a few key takeaways from the event: http://industrialiot5g.com/20161004/channels/news/bosch-bwc16-tag31 Bosch and GE announce interoperability: http://industrialiot5g.com/20160927/channels/news/ge-bosch-tag31 How enterprises can leverage digitization: http://industrialiot5g.com/20160928/internet-of-things/digitization-business-tag31-tag99 FedEx uses SenseAware for optimized supply chain: http://industrialiot5g.com/20160929/channels/news/fedex-iot-tag31 The Bosch demos show a diverse set of use cases for using sensors...

Environments too harsh for wires OneProd, producers of predictive maintenance monitoring equipment aimed at preventing unexpected breakdowns in industrial production tools, looked to deploy a wireless data acquisition system that could operate in harsh environments. Traditionally, OneProd used wired data acquisition systems, however, they were costly...

If the ambiguity of the term “things” in “internet of things” gets to you, look no further than an explanation of embedded systems. Though also found throughout a number of industries, embedded systems are very much what helps bring "things" to the internet. We will...

Think back to the first time you sat in a plane as it left the ground, or a fast-moving elevator in a skyscraper. Most of us have a great deal of faith in the technology behind these common modes of transportation, but there was...

Edinburgh Airport, the busiest airport in Scotland, partnered with BlipTrack to use sensors and give its travelers visibility of real-time wait duration throughout the airport, including the dreaded security line. The airport serviced 11 million travelers last year and is nearing 12 million this year....

By setting up a joint venture, Volvo and Autoliv aim to become world leaders in autonomous driving software solutions for OEMs. Premium car manufacturer Volvo and car safety systems specialist Autoliv announced on Tuesday both companies are teaming up to develop and distribute autonomous driving...

Intel announced its intention to acquire machine vision specialist Movidius, to further strengthen its position within computer vision, deep learning. In a move to strengthen its position in the growing computer vision market, Intel announced its intention to acquire machine vision specialist Movidius. Machine vision uses cameras...

What are indoor positioning systems? Indoor positioning systems (IPS) are the indoor equivalent of what GPS offers outdoors: visibility. They are able to locate people and objects inside buildings, usually using a mobile device, like a smartphone or tablet. IPS relies on technologies like wall- or ceiling-mounted...

A new development kit launched by LoRa Alliance members Libelium and Loriot promises faster LoRa-based IoT app prototyping and testing. Semtech announced the availability of a new development kit delivered by LoRa Alliance members Libelium and Loriot, which will enable faster LoRa-based IoT app prototyping...

Advances brought about by the industrial IoT will go beyond manufacturing, says IBM, which proclaims the next economic revolution. The 1700s and 1800s saw the industrial revolution taking place and the 1960s through to the 2000’s saw a technological revolution. Combine these two types...

The French operator will initially install 100 smart meter devices starting next month French telecommunications group Orange will launch what it claims to be Tunisia’s first smart meter pilot in partnership with the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG). The pilot, which will be...