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11/10/15
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Hi thepylee,
Although aviation is only 1 industry that will benefit from the IoT the data that can be harnessed is incalculable. Hopefully Buddy will be a part of this revolution.
Approximately 10% of all airline related delays are caused by maintenance problems. Predictive maintenance provides the capability to pinpoint problem areas and recognize impending equipment failures on airplanes. Maintenance delays represents millions of dollars per day for airlines.
The ThyssenKrupp elevators Internet of Things story has a lot of applicability to airlines around predictive maintenance and the ability to preempt issues with equipment and minimize costs associated with cancellations and delays (and most importantly, a huge safety issue)
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A GEnx engine contains 26 sensors measuring 300 parameters at a rate of 16 samples of data per second. The engine management unit stores over 150 million pieces of data during a long-distance flight, measuring flight performance, engine health and engine efficiency. Data can be transmitted to the cockpit and to operations centres on the ground, and is analysed and processed so as to monitor, predict and improve the performance and health of the engine.
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Air France, KLM and partners have worked for the past year on developing an innovative electronic bag tag and baggage tracker.
It enables customers to label their luggage at home, drop bags at the fast bag drop and trace their luggage worldwide.
The companies are aiming to go live with the first customer groups at the end of 2014.
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Dutch 'Internet of Things' startup Undagrid has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), Amsterdam airport Schiphol, Rabobank and the Delft University of Technology - who together manage an investment fund dubbed Mainport Innovation Fund (MIF).
Undagrid basically offers a platform to connect devices with each other and the Internet.
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