Harnessing the Internet of Things (IoT) for a Hyper-Connected Smart World
Harnessing the Internet of Things (IoT) for a Hyper-Connected Smart World

Author: Indu Bala

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2022-10-06

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 100056536X

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Showcasing the diverse ways that IoT can be employed for improvement in many areas of contemporary life, this new volume explores a multitude of IoT applications that provide advanced solutions for real-world problems. The selection of topics includes network on chip as the new paradigm for system on chip integration for maintaining high performance for IoT applications; new router designs to increase speed; and the challenges of wireless underground sensor networks, which have a wide range of applications in military, underground sensing, testing soil traits and moisture content, pollution control and location detection, security, and detection of natural calamities. Various state-of-the-art techniques such as optimization schemes, blockchain, machine learning, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, etc., are also discussed in the context of cognitive IoT. The volume considers the uses of IoT in agriculture, discussing challenges along with solutions with the help of the latest technical smart tools to uplift the farming community, specifically IoT applications for information gathering to improve yield productivity, food and crop quality and sustainability, monitoring toxic substances and soil properties, etc. The book also covers a broad spectrum of IoT applications in the educational industry along with the challenges associated with them and how to facilitate the use of smart classroom technology. A chapter on IoT in the healthcare industry presents an IoT-based GPS-enabled smart jacket design to monitor heart rate, sugar level, blood pressure, fever, and stress level. The authors also present an IoT-based Peltier air conditioner design that overcomes the limitations of existing HVAC framework, a review of various energy harvesting techniques to generate electrical power from non-conventional power sources with their merits and demerits, and much more.

Human-Machine Interface
Human-Machine Interface

Author: Rishabha Malviya

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2023-10-16

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1394200323

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HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE The book contains the latest advances in healthcare and presents them in the frame of the Human-Machine Interface (HMI). The Human-Machine Interface (HMI) industry has witnessed the evolution from a simple push button to a modern touch-screen display. HMI is a user interface that allows humans to operate controllers for machines, systems, or instruments. Most medical procedures are improved by HMI systems, from calling an ambulance to ensuring that a patient receives adequate treatment on time. This book describes the scenario of biomedical technologies in the context of the advanced HMI, with a focus on direct brain-computer connection. The book describes several HMI tools and related techniques for analyzing, creating, controlling, and upgrading healthcare delivery systems, and provides details regarding how advancements in technology, particularly HMI, ensure ethical and fair use in patient care. Audience The target audience for this book is medical personnel and policymakers in healthcare and pharmaceutical professionals, as well as engineers and researchers in computer science and artificial intelligence.

IoT Based Smart Applications
IoT Based Smart Applications

Author: Nidhi Sindhwani

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-09-30

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 3031045246

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This book provides insights into IoT, its applications, and various implementation techniques. The authors first discuss the IoT design methodology to define the domain model. They then cover various connection methodologies used in IoT such as Ethernet, Wi-Fi, low powered wide area network (LPWAN), Bluetooth, RFID, cellular, and satellite, and more, along with their challenges. An example is made on the designing process using Arduino, which offers smart, connected, and secure elements; they also illustrate the integration of IoT with Blockchain, cloud, machine learning, big data, embedded software, sensors, etc. The book going on to cover the future of IoT in various sectors and how IoT will continue to be game-changing technology.

Smart Technologies in Healthcare Management
Smart Technologies in Healthcare Management

Author: Nidhi Sindhwani

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-06-28

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1040030203

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Offering a holistic view of the pioneering trends and innovations in smart healthcare management, this book focuses on the methodologies, frameworks, design issues, tools, architectures, and technologies necessary to develop and understand intelligent healthcare systems and emerging applications in the present era. Smart Technologies in Healthcare Management: Pioneering Trends and Applications provides an overview of various technical and innovative aspects, challenges, and issues in smart healthcare, along with recent and novel findings. It highlights the latest advancements and applications in the field of intelligent systems and explores the importance of cloud computing and the design of sensors in an IoT system. The book offers algorithms and a framework with models in machine learning and AI for smart healthcare management. A detailed flow chart and innovative and modified methodologies related to intelligent computing in healthcare are discussed, as well as real-world-based examples so that readers can compare technical concepts with daily life concepts. This book will be a useful reference for academicians and the healthcare industry, along with professionals interested in exploring innovations in varied applicational areas of AI, IoT, and machine learning. Researchers, startup companies, and entrepreneurs will also find this book of interest.

Integration of IoT with Cloud Computing for Smart Applications
Integration of IoT with Cloud Computing for Smart Applications

Author: Rohit Anand

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2023-07-25

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1000906094

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Integration of IoT with Cloud Computing for Smart Applications provides an integrative overview of the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing to be used for the various futuristic and intelligent applications. The aim of this book is to integrate IoT and cloud computing to translate ordinary resources into smart things. Discussions in this book include a broad and integrated perspective on the collaboration, security, growth of cloud infrastructure, and real-time data monitoring. Features: Presents an integrated approach to solve the problems related to security, reliability, and energy consumption. Explains a unique approach to discuss the research challenges and opportunities in the field of IoT and cloud computing. Discusses a novel approach for smart agriculture, smart healthcare systems, smart cities and many other modern systems based on machine learning, artificial intelligence, and big data, etc. Information presented in a simplified way for students, researchers, academicians and scientists, business innovators and entrepreneurs, management professionals and practitioners. This book can be great reference for graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and academicians working in the field of computer science, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, etc.

Robotics and Automation in Industry 4.0
Robotics and Automation in Industry 4.0

Author: Nidhi Sindhwani

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-02-09

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 1003837352

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The book presents the innovative aspects of smart industries and intelligent technologies involving Robotics and Automation. It discusses the challenges in the design of autonomous robots and provides an understanding of how different systems ommunicate with each other, allowing cooperation with other human systems and operators in real time. Robotics and Automation in Industry 4.0: Smart Industries and Intelligent Technologies offers research articles, flow charts, algorithms, and examples based on daily life in automation and robotics related to the building of Industry 4.0. It presents disruptive technology applications related to Smart Industries and talks about how robotics is an important Industry 4.0 technology that offers a wide range of capabilities and has improved automation systems by doing repetitive tasks with more accuracy and at a lower cost. The book discusses how frontline healthcare staff can evaluate, monitor, and treat patients from a safe distance by using robotic and telerobotic systems to minimize the risk of infectious disease transmission. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are looked at and the book offers a comprehensive overview of the key challenges surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT) and AI synergy, including current and future applications with significant societal value. An ideal read for scientists, research scholars, entrepreneurs, industrialists, academicians, and various other professionals who are interested in exploring innovations in the applicational areas of AI, IoT, and ML related to Robotics and Automation.

Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Advanced Distributed Systems
Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Advanced Distributed Systems

Author: Rohit Anand

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2024-04-02

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1394188064

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META-HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS FOR ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS Discover a collection of meta-heuristic algorithms for distributed systems in different application domains Meta-heuristic techniques are increasingly gaining favor as tools for optimizing distributed systems—generally, to enhance the utility and precision of database searches. Carefully applied, they can increase system effectiveness, streamline operations, and reduce cost. Since many of these techniques are derived from nature, they offer considerable scope for research and development, with the result that this field is growing rapidly. Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Advanced Distributed Systems offers an overview of these techniques and their applications in various distributed systems. With strategies based on both global and local searching, it covers a wide range of key topics related to meta-heuristic algorithms. Those interested in the latest developments in distributed systems will find this book indispensable. Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Advanced Distributed Systems readers will also find: Analysis of security issues, distributed system design, stochastic optimization techniques, and more Detailed discussion of meta-heuristic techniques such as the genetic algorithm, particle swam optimization, and many others Applications of optimized distribution systems in healthcare and other key??industries Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Advanced Distributed Systems is ideal for academics and researchers studying distributed systems, their design, and their applications.

Computational Intelligence in the Industry 4.0
Computational Intelligence in the Industry 4.0

Author: Anil Kumar Dubey

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-06-06

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1040029159

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This book discusses the importance of using industrial intelligence in collaboration with computational intelligence in forming a smart system for diverse applications. It further illustrates the challenges and deployment issues in industrial resolution. The text highlights innovation and applications of computational agents and the industrial intelligence era to automate the requirements as per Industry 4.0. This book: Discusses computational agents for handling automation issues and the role of ethics in industrial resolution Presents intelligence approaches for products, operations, systems, and services Illustrates the fundamentals of computational intelligence to forecast and analyze the requirements of society for automation as well as recent innovations and applications Highlights computation intelligence approaches in reducing human effort and automating the analysis of the production unit Showcases current innovation and applications of computational agents and industrial intelligence as per Industry 4.0 The text is primarily written for senior undergraduate and graduate students, and academic researchers in diverse fields including electrical engineering, electronics, and communication engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering and computer science, and engineering.

Internet of Things for Sustainable Community Development
Internet of Things for Sustainable Community Development

Author: Abdul Salam

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-12-28

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 3030352919

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This book covers how Internet of Things (IoT) has a role in shaping the future of our communities. The author shows how the research and education ecosystem promoting impactful solutions-oriented science can help citizenry, government, industry, and other stakeholders to work collaboratively in order to make informed, socially-responsible, science-based decisions. Accordingly, he shows how communities can address complex, interconnected socio-environmental challenges. This book addresses the key inter-related challenges in areas such as the environment, climate change, mining, energy, agro-economic, water, and forestry that are limiting the development of a sustainable and resilient society -- each of these challenges are tied back to IoT based solutions. Presents research into sustainable IoT with respect to wireless communications, sensing, and systems Provides coverage of IoT technologies in sustainability, health, agriculture, climate change, mining, energy, water management, and forestry Relevant for academics, researchers, policy makers, city planners and managers, technicians, and industry professionals in IoT and sustainability