{"id":114533,"date":"2021-06-24T11:57:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T06:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=114533"},"modified":"2021-06-24T11:57:46","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T06:27:46","slug":"edge-computing-will-be-key-to-automating-cars-and-factories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/edge-computing-will-be-key-to-automating-cars-and-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"Edge computing will be key to automating cars and factories."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Synopsis:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Edge computing will be the key to automation of factories and cars.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is Edge Computing?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Edge Computing is a\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">distributed information technology (IT) architecture\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">in which client data is stored and processed as near to the originating source as possible.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In simple terms, Edge computing is a computing\u00a0that is\u00a0done at or near the source of the data, instead of relying on the cloud at one of a dozen data centers to do all the work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Whereas in traditional technology data captured by sensors and cameras will be sent to data centers. Then data centers will\u00a0analyse\u00a0and send back the appropriate action to be taken.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">For\u00a0example,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in a self-driving car, for brakes or a sudden turn, captured data will be sent to data centers. Then centers send the\u00a0appropriate action\u00a0back to the car. \u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Whereas in case of edge computing data storage and processor will be in the car.\u00a0So,\u00a0it can take instant decisions in case of emergency.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Significance of Edge Computing<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"147\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Saves bandwidth:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0It saves bandwidth, since data is not being sent on the network. For example,\u00a0in facial recognition and motion analytics cameras, images require massive bandwidth. The edge processor can process images and send the processed data to the data\u00a0centre\u00a0for further analytics, reducing traffic.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"148\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Applications:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Edge devices can\u00a0monitor air quality and temperature patterns in a room and send alerts to the central building management system on breach of air quality parameters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"45\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Edge Computing system installed in ITC can detect and reject the defected products within milliseconds.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"149\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Availability of internet:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Further, it is useful for the regions where there\u2019s no internet.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Opportunities\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Since last 2-3 years,\u00a0custom processors are being made by companies. These processors are used for specific applications such as voice, video and image processing, which are essential in edge computing.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These custom processors are powerful enough to store and do the necessary computations themselves.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source: TOI<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis:\u00a0Edge computing will be the key to automation of factories and cars.\u00a0\u00a0 What is Edge Computing?\u00a0 Edge Computing is a\u00a0distributed information technology (IT) architecture\u00a0in which client data is stored and processed as near to the originating source as possible.\u00a0 In simple terms, Edge computing is a computing\u00a0that is\u00a0done at or near the source of the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/edge-computing-will-be-key-to-automating-cars-and-factories\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Edge computing will be key to automating cars and factories.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,8043,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-current-affairs-cat","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700778538,"cached_date":1704755072},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114533\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}