HW and communication systems

The current industry is facing the challenge of a digitalized society that demands electronic products with more increasing features. These smart electronic systems allow the creation of new industrial products tailored to the new needs of the market by incorporating characteristics such as: integration capacity and operation in hostile environments, high-performance built-in processing and adapted to the requirements of the applications, power management and connectivity solutions or industrial communication links. 

In this area we develop advanced electronic systems capable of operating in industrial environments and in compliance with the regulations of the sector (railway, automotive, aeronautics, etc.).We have the abilities and the methodologies consolidated for the design and development of high-performance hardware systems in compliance with the non-functional technical requirements (EMC, electrical safety, environmental); sensor systems with energy autonomy and reliable wireless and wired communication systems fitted to the requirements of industrial applications.

Typical use cases

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SECTOR

• Real-time data input from presses around the world.
• Calculation of relevant indicators.
• Algorithms for advanced press monitoring (hits curve, consumption curve, etc.).

ELEVATION / VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

• Sensorization in critical elements (CBM: Condition Based Monitoring).
• Industry 4.0 oriented Cyber Physical Systems.
• Fleet of 500,000 lifts worldwide (50,000 with teleservice)

TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

• First deployment with 100,000 devices in 25 countries.
• Complex Event Processing for loading / unloading and driving regulations.

TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

• Digital train (CBM power converters, system reliability, RAMS-LLC.)
• Multiprotocol train-land communication (GPRS; MQTT.)
• Functional safety systems up to SIL4 with secure train-land communication.
• Wireless intelligent sensorization.

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SECTOR

Maintenance and operational reports.  Further information can be found at

https://www.ikerlan.es/en/lines-of-research/area/hw-and-communication-systems

Further contacts

Iosu Gabilondo, igabilondo@ikerlan.es

Jesus M. Ruano-López jmruano@ikerlan.es