Wearables, drones and other

technology you didnt know

you need
Daniel Koffler Senior Manager, Emerging Technology

A rose by any other name: Drone, UAV, UAS

Lighter than air

dirigibles
Multi-Rotor
Fixed Wing

Inspection

Make difficult location accessible

Advance imaging

UAVs can be operated more

economically than manned
helicopters. They reduce risks
associated to working at height,
confined spaces and dangerous
environments. There are also
decrease expenses associated
with lift equipment.

Infrared View can show hotspots

Example usage :
Building and stacks inspection;
Power line and Dam inspection.

Stack Inspection while still in operation

Observation and Supervision Platform

UAVs are less limited by weather
conditions (although this varies by
model) and easier to deploy. They can
be operated in extreme weather
conditions and in geographically
challenging locations without putting
personnel at risk.

Operate in geographically challenging location

Example usage

Situational awareness platform for fire/emergency response teams

Security and safety surveillance in large-scale facilities such as warehouse

sites, yards, docks and conveyers.

Monitor movement of trucks and forklifts on site.

Collect up-to-date aerial imagery for rapid situation assessment

Specialise payloads and use cases

Stock Pile Volumetric Information

UAVs can be used to carry specialized

equipment and sensors. This can
range from gas detection sensors for
air quality measurements to thermal
imaging for search & rescue
applications

Example Usage
HES (Disaster assessment, Fire team, advance inspection, air quality
monitoring, search and rescue mission)
Remote sensor data collection
Payloads transportation
Temporary signal relay platform
Wildfire assessment and surveillance

Airborne communications platform

Lighter than air drones
can be used to deploy
temporary
communications
platforms and relay
stations
Lighter than Air System (LAS)

Example Usage
Provide communications links and relaying:
Temporarily replace communications
towers downed by typhoons or other
weather events.
Expand network footprint in remote and
hard to access locations.

LAS systems are highly portable and easy to deploy

Wearable Computing Platforms

The new category of wearable
computing provides a number of
opportunities in the industrial
space:

Enhanced communications &

collaboration.

Hands-free access to
documentation and other
electronic tools.

Employee
health/stress/alertness
monitoring.

Real-time HSE notifications and

reminders via geo-fencing &
time-fencing.

Real world wearable examples

Wearables for safety

Bioinformatic Feedback

Geo-fencing & Location Based Services (LBS)

Potential usage :

Real-time view of assets & personnel.

Automated HSE notifications based

on zone.

Real-time view of assets & personnel

Whos in which zone?

Restricted area monitoring.

Human-machine interaction
avoidance.

Batch emergency notifications based

on location

UnUnderstand / detect behaviors

Asset theft reduction.

Location enhanced cyber-security

policies/restrictions.

In-building positioning

Time tracking and attendance

management system replacement.

Microsoft Hololens

Hololens for maintenance

Next-Gen HMI (Human Machine Interface)

Touch and swipe based HMI controls

Interact with systems in a more

natural way.
Control systems without removing
safety equipment (gloves, goggles,
etc)
Systems can have awareness of
the operators identity (facial/body
recognition) and current activity
(posture/gesture recognition).

Sensors allow voice and gesture based HMI controls

SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)

Googles Project Tango

Detecting deviations from planed

route
Map the environment as you move through it

SLAM allows robots and AGVs to gain a human-scale understanding of

space and motion.
Allows rapid 3D mapping of new or existing environments.
Allows autonomous systems to become aware of changes to the
environment (theres a human in my path or something blocking the
way).
Allows autonomous systems to know their exact position in 3D space
and detect any deviation from a programmed route.