A Discussion about the Implementation of a WSN to Industry 4.0 based on the IEEE 1451 Standard
Rita Pinto, João Pereira, Helbert da Rocha, Roberta I. Martin, António Espírito-Santo · 2019
The evolution of Information and Communication Technologies and the increasing smartness of instrumentation is leading the industrial sector to evolve and reach the 4th generation of the industry. The standardization will support the technological evolution leading the industry to the Factory of the Future. The IEEE 1451 family of standards was developed to enhance the implementation of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) able to communicate with the network, and so lead to the Internet of Things. In several phases of product development, the control and measurement tasks are needed and WSN can be implemented to reduce men hours and increase the accuracy of the measurements. In this context, this paper discusses a wireless sensor network in an automotive factory environment, and presents how the standard can be applied to the painting process. This is a work in progress, so in this paper is discussed the implementation of the family of standards and what are the advantages of using standardized sensor networks.