The development of an Internet-based mechatronic system for remote diagnostic of machinery using embedded sensors

This paper describes the utilisation of embedded sensors for the development of intelligent mail processing machines. Low-cost Infrared imagers are used to monitor the health of machines. The machines are linked through the Internet, via standard protocols, to maintenance centres where the embedded intelligence is linked with remote surveillance and autonomous agents for predicting and requesting maintenance. The results described in this paper demonstrate that utilising embedded mechatronic systems with IT components leads to greater flexibility and higher machine intelligence for remote diagnostic systems