DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE-BASED MONITORING AND INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL TELEMETRY APPLICATIONS

Authors

  • Jaco Prinsloo Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development, North-West University, Pretoria, South Africa
  • Marc Mathews Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development, North-West University, Pretoria, South Africa
  • Johan du Plessis Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development, North-West University, Pretoria, South Africa
  • Jan Vosloo Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development, North-West University, Pretoria, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/30-1-1901

Keywords:

Industry 4.0, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Wide-area wireless telemetry

Abstract

Industry stands to benefit from adopting Internet of Things (IoT) practices. However, reliability and quality of service are of the utmost importance. Challenges such as intermittent connectivity in wide-area wireless communications can hamper the adoption and efficiency of IoT principles in industry. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to propose a new system that actively monitors the status of a wide-area wireless communications network to improve quality of service and ensure reliability. The new monitoring system was implemented on a telemetry system that is used by multiple industrial facilities in the Republic of South Africa. Successful monitoring of 80 remote end-points with more than one thousand individual industrial components was achieved, with communication failures or anomalies being detected immediately. In addition to the immediate detection of communication failures, the average connection uplink time was increased by more than 25 per cent.

Author Biographies

Jaco Prinsloo, Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development, North-West University, Pretoria, South Africa

Mr. Jaco Prinsloo holds a B.Eng. degree in Computer Engineering. He is currently enrolled for his Masters studies at the North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) in Pretoria.

Marc Mathews, Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development, North-West University, Pretoria, South Africa

Dr. Marc Mathews holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the North-West University. He is currently a post-doctoral student at the North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) in Pretoria.

Johan du Plessis, Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development, North-West University, Pretoria, South Africa

Dr. Johan du Plessis is a registered professional engineer and holds a PhD in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the North-West University. He is currently a post-doctoral student at the North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) in Pretoria.

Jan Vosloo, Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development, North-West University, Pretoria, South Africa

Dr. Jan Vosloo is a registered professional engineer and holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the North-West University. He is currently a lecturer at the North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) in Pretoria.

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Published

2019-05-29

How to Cite

Prinsloo, J., Mathews, M., du Plessis, J., & Vosloo, J. (2019). DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE-BASED MONITORING AND INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL TELEMETRY APPLICATIONS. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 30(1), 54–68. https://doi.org/10.7166/30-1-1901

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2019)

Section

General Articles

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