Title: Distributed computing using SMART sensors in industrial automation framework

Authors: Naveen Kumar Singa; Nilesh Jadhav; Bony Mathew

Addresses: Siemens Corporation, CT RDA FOA ART-US, 755 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540-6632, USA ' Siemens Ltd., VS-Automotive, Thane, Mumbai 400708, India ' Siemens Technology and Services Private Limited, 84 Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560100, India

Abstract: Transition from single node computing to complex distributed computing environments has proven its efficiency in the computer networks especially in executing heavy computational tasks. The sensors on the shop/factory floor have become smart with additional computational capabilities compared to passive acquisition nodes. We merged these two entities and evaluated the distributed computing of PLC load on SMART sensors on an industrial automation framework. We have utilised SoC (Raspberry Pi) to build a SMART sensor which has allowed us to create a distributed and scalable sensor network structure. This structure in conjunction with state-of-the-art industrial automation network improves the performance of the automation networks.

Keywords: SMART sensor; distributed computing; cluster; industrial automation network; fog computing.

DOI: 10.1504/IJFSE.2020.110621

International Journal of Forensic Software Engineering, 2020 Vol.1 No.2/3, pp.215 - 230

Received: 15 Dec 2018
Accepted: 27 May 2019

Published online: 26 Oct 2020 *

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