連接傳感器提高生產(chǎn)力、效率和安全性

　　日益增長(zhǎng)的對(duì)復(fù)雜的監(jiān)測(cè)和自動(dòng)化的需求，從家庭到公海，需要高效而有效的技術(shù)，將大量傳感器和執(zhí)行器連接到一個(gè)距離數(shù)米至數(shù)百英里的主機(jī)系統(tǒng)。

　　理智和控制的日益重要的作用

　　傳統(tǒng)上，工業(yè)控制主要依靠傳感器來(lái)檢測(cè)諸如位置、溫度或壓力等用于控制各種過(guò)程（如化工生產(chǎn)、灌裝容器或機(jī)械裝配任務(wù)）的傳感器。隨著工業(yè)公司尋求減少人為干預(yù)，以提高質(zhì)量，降低人員成本，降低對(duì)傳感器的需求。

　　進(jìn)一步增加對(duì)傳感器的需求，大量的數(shù)據(jù)被部署在應(yīng)用程序和位置，而這些應(yīng)用和地點(diǎn)通常沒(méi)有被使用。智能建筑現(xiàn)象就是一個(gè)例子，辦公室、工廠，甚至私人住宅都變得越來(lái)越普遍，它將探測(cè)人類存在、環(huán)境光、室內(nèi)溫度和空氣質(zhì)量的傳感器網(wǎng)絡(luò)整合在一起。這使得控制器能夠優(yōu)化照明、暖通空調(diào)以及其他舒適和節(jié)能的設(shè)置。

　　Moreover， the ability to connect across the Internet， or wirelessly， to sensors located almost anywhere in the world， even on the move， is allowing many types of businesses to improve safety， security， and quality of service. Logistics companies are able to detect unauthorized opening of containers in transit by monitoring door or temperature sensors from a central operations hub. The ability to monitor temperature-controlled containers centrally also allows operators to identify problems occurring in the field， such as failure of a truck’s refrigerator unit， and direct the driver to a repair station closest to the planned delivery route. In the past， a refrigerator failure may result in the unavoidable loss of perishable stocks and missed deliveries. Remote sensing is now helping logistics companies avoid these costs.