Journal
SENSORS
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s20010112
Keywords
smart environment; smart sensors; distributed architectures; object detection; information integration; smart cities
Funding
- Spanish Science and Innovation Ministry grant number MICINN: CICYT project PRECON-I4: Predictable and dependable computer systems for Industry 4.0 [TIN2017-86520-C3-1-R]
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Object recognition, which can be used in processes such as reconstruction of the environment map or the intelligent navigation of vehicles, is a necessary task in smart city environments. In this paper, we propose an architecture that integrates heterogeneously distributed information to recognize objects in intelligent environments. The architecture is based on the IoT/Industry 4.0 model to interconnect the devices, which are called smart resources. Smart resources can process local sensor data and offer information to other devices as a service. These other devices can be located in the same operating range (the edge), in the same intranet (the fog), or on the Internet (the cloud). Smart resources must have an intelligent layer in order to be able to process the information. A system with two smart resources equipped with different image sensors is implemented to validate the architecture. Our experiments show that the integration of information increases the certainty in the recognition of objects by 2-4%. Consequently, in intelligent environments, it seems appropriate to provide the devices with not only intelligence, but also capabilities to collaborate closely with other devices.
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