Semantic Sensor Network Architecture for Pro-active Risk Management in the Factories of the Future

Abstract

In recent years we have observe the increasing interest and a prevailing role of ICT in the context of factory environment. In parallel with increased sensing and actuating capabilities, the improvement in backhaul communications present a new factory scenario where more autonomous intelligent reasoning mechanisms could be envisaged. The Internet of Things (IoT) scenario that needs to be handle is characterized by highly variable spatial and temporal contexts that should be effectively managed. This paper presents and discusses the semantic management approach to complex system operation proposed by the FASyS project (Absolutely safe and Healthy Factory). Moreover, a distributed reasoning concept regarded as reasoning contexts proposed by the project is also proposed and the benefits discussed.