Many of us are unaware of the fact that we live immersed in the Internet of Things (IoT). By the end of 2018, over 22 billion embedded devices were connected to the Internet and this number continues to grow with predictions of more 50 billion connected devices by 2030. These embedded devices form the “brains” that ensure that our cars, dishwashers and cell phones operate efficiently.

Large, complex machines such as those used in the aerospace, oil and gas, shipping and automotive industries are often built to last decades.

ABB is a world leading supplier of motors and variable speed drives, having produced more than 70 million machines globally.

Volvo Trucks Corporation (VTC) is investigating how the Eclipse Arrowhead framework can facilitate a transition to next generation production systems.

Automated building tracking systems make it possible for buildings to dynamically adapt to changing conditions, making them more comfortable for users and more energy efficient. Buildings are, however, often designed, planned and built based on assumptions about how they will be used, how inhabitants will behave and external factors such as temperature, climate or general weather conditions. Building services are created to match these assumptions. In most cases, once a building is commissioned, there is little chance to significantly improve or adapt its functionality in a cost-efficient way. Refinements and adaptations often involve a research institute conducting a post-building monitoring phase of 12-24 months but this is usually an expensive and time consuming process.

Deployment of a new system is an expensive, labor-intensive process. Once installed, maintaining, monitoring and extending the system are equally labor-intensive and generally require site visits from qualified technical staff. Arrowhead Eclipse solutions aim to make the onboarding of new devices and remote diagnostics as simple and efficient as possible while taking system security into account.

In our series of leaflets highlighting industrial results in the Eclipse Arrowhead project, we look at how large-scale infrastructure construction specialist Acciona is working to support the development of an interoperable digital platform that will improve the efficiency and sustainability of earthworks projects

A regional publication covering trade and industry in Swedish Lapland recently featured Eclipse Arrowhead partner Lindbäcks Construction. This is a translation of the article. A link to the original publication can be found at the end of the article.

The potential of digital twins in product life-cycle management will be the theme of the after-work seminar Digital Twin on 27 April at 17:00 CET.

Continuing the series of leaflets highlighting industrial results in the Eclipse Arrowhead project, we look at how ULMA Embedded Solutions is working to integrate electronic design automation tools with product lifecycle tools.