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The Internet of Things (IoT) allows devices to securely communicate and share data through a common platform. Sensors in devices like cars transmit diagnostic information to the manufacturer's IoT platform, which applies analytics and shares relevant data with applications. For example, when a sensor detects low brake fluid in a car, the platform triggers an alert and deploys an asset management application to schedule service, order the correct part, and ensure the issue is covered by warranty. The manufacturer also uses continuous engineering applications to analyze sensor data from many vehicles to improve future designs and manufacturing processes. Overall, the IoT streamlines processes for manufacturers and dealers while providing consumers with safer, more reliable products and services.

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The Internet of Things (IoT) allows devices to securely communicate and share data through a common platform. Sensors in devices like cars transmit diagnostic information to the manufacturer's IoT platform, which applies analytics and shares relevant data with applications. For example, when a sensor detects low brake fluid in a car, the platform triggers an alert and deploys an asset management application to schedule service, order the correct part, and ensure the issue is covered by warranty. The manufacturer also uses continuous engineering applications to analyze sensor data from many vehicles to improve future designs and manufacturing processes. Overall, the IoT streamlines processes for manufacturers and dealers while providing consumers with safer, more reliable products and services.

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Internet of Things (IoT)


Skill Overview: How It Works: Internet of Things

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The internet of things is changing much about the world we live in. From the way we drive to how we
make purchases and even how we get energy for our homes. Sophisticated sensors and chips are
embedded in the physical things that surround us, each transmitting valuable data that lets us better
understand how these things work and work together. How exactly do all these devices share such large
quantities of data and how do we put that information to work?

Whether we're improving the production of a factory, giving city residents real-time updates on where to
park or monitoring our personal health, it's the common Internet of Things platform that brings us diverse
information together and provides the common language for the devices and apps to communicate with
each other. The process starts with the devices themselves which securely communicate with an Internet
of Things platform. This platform integrates the data from many devices and applies analytics to share the
most valuable data with applications that address industry specific needs.

Let's start with a simple example: a car. After taking a long road trip, Rebecca notices that her check
engine light has come on. She knows that she needs to have her car looked at by a mechanic but is not
sure whether it's something minor or something that needs immediate attention. As it turns out the
sensor that triggered Rebecca's check engine light monitors the pressure in her brake line. This sensor is
one of many monitoring processes throughout the car which are constantly communicating with each
other. A component in the car called the diagnostic bus gathers the data from all these sensors then
passes it to a gateway in the car. The gateway integrates and sorts the data from the sensors, this way
only the most relevant diagnostic information will be transmitted to the manufacturer’s platform. However
before sending this organized data, the cars gateway and platform must first register with each other and
confirm a secure communication.

The platform is constantly gathering and storing thousands of bits of information from Rebecca's car and
hundreds of thousands of cars like hers, building an historical record in a secure database. The
manufacturers added rules and logic to the platform, so when Rebecca's car sends a signal that her brake
fluid has dropped below a recommended level, the platform triggers an alert in her car. The manufacturer
also uses the platform to create and manage applications that solve specific issues. In this case the
manufacturer can deploy an application on the platform called the asset management system. This
application oversees all of their customers cars on the road as well as all the parts in their warehouses. It
uses the data from Rebecca's car to offer her a potential appointment time to service her car, directions to
the nearest certified dealer and a coupon for the service. What's more, the app will ensure that Rebecca's
brakes are covered under her warranty, that the correct replacement part is ordered, and then sent to the
dealership so it is ready when she arrives.

The manufacturer’s analysis does not stop there, they have also deployed a continuous engineering
application that tracks not only Rebecca's car but hundreds of thousands of others looking for ways to
improve the design and manufacturing process of the car itself. If the same problem in her brake line
crops up in a critical number of other cars, the manufacturer uses applications custom-built for the
automobile industry to pinpoint the exact problem. They can see if these cars were made at the same
factory, used the same parts or came off the assembly line on the same day.
Explorers
Internet of Things (IoT)
Skill Overview: How It Works: Internet of Things

So what do all these pieces add up to? Streamlined inventory management for the dealer, a better safer
car from the manufacturer and for Rebecca it means she can be back on the road faster and get to where
she's going safely, all thanks to the Internet of Things

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