Infrastructures of sensors in daily business usage

Industrial revolution – the so-called Industry 4.0 – made that the business now use a variety of technical infrastructure, especially electronic in applications that were not mentioned 10 years ago. Sensors, whose main task is to capture signals from the environment, their recognition and recording, have become widely used in practically all elements of social and economic life. Often we do not even know that they surround us, let alone what we could do more efficiently, faster and at a lower cost.

The sensor infrastructure in daily business usage seems to be the key element of knowledge that should be available for start-ups. These types of projects, which evolve into companies, most often function in high-risk sectors, where access to modern technologies is key and is the element that provides a competitive advantage. Quick access to data, their often automatic analysis and low costs of obtaining information are the factors that make running a business run by a start-up successful. The turbulence of the changing environment, not only the external one, but also the internal conditions of the start-up’s functioning, requires the speed of making various decisions. Some of them are repetitive, schematic, and the knowledge provided based on sensor data is standard. However, some of them are based on non-standard data, access to which requires first consideration of the necessity to collect them. It is from this moment that it will depend on whether the sensors will help in running the business or whether their potential will be unused. The measurement method itself and the devices used must also be properly selected in terms of what data we want to obtain.

The Module 5 is recommended for 3 weeks training. Each week requires 8 hours of self-study. Overall study effort for 3 weeks represents 24 hours of self-study.

The learning objectives of the Module are as follows:

• to provide knowledge required to understand basic sensor-using terms in start-ups,
• to introduce the concept of using of sensors,
• to explain how sensors are important in start-ups daily business,
• to provide the practical information in what areas sensors can be used in start-ups daily business.

By the end of the Training Module “Infrastructures of sensors in daily business usage” participants will have increased knowledge about applying and using the sensors. The participants will understand how the sensors can be implemented in daily business usage in start-ups. Participants will also be able to analyse own start-up and develop plan for implementation of sensors.