Marcus Eibach
Project Director 5G
SMART LOGISTICS
5G is a key driver for further automation in logistics. It encompasses intelligent and lean supply chains, building on agile cooperation networks and organisational networking.
Information networking takes place through ICT systems, data networks, sensor technology and automatic identification technologies.
At the heart of the classic transport of goods are connected sensors that transmit the position, temperature, vibrations and other aspects of the handling of shipments to logistics centres or forwarding dispatchers.
As a core element of Industry 4.0, it improves the efficiency of logistics chains and achieves growth through new business models. The potentials lie in the:
- Improved control of processes through transparent real-time data
- Dynamic, situation-related design of processes in the sense of adaptive self-control
- Exploiting synergies through capacity sharing, enabled by neutral platforms
- Improved decision-making through the analysis of big data (data analytics), in conjunction with learning system
- Possibility of flexible, customer-specific adaptation of products, services and processes
- Individualisation of designs, configuration, ordering, planning, production and operation under economic conditions
- Fffective cooperation between man and machine and the resulting new possibilities for work design and competence development
- Tapping into value creation potential through new logistics services and business models
Areas of application include
- Optimised yard management
- Autonomous driving trucks
- AGV’s for autonomous transport
- Forward-looking transport management
SMART MOBILITY
The use of 5G technologies enables a wide range of optimizations in the field of SMART MOBILITY. The smart venue offers an optimal test, trial and development environment for connected and automated mobility.
Topcis are:
- Connected driving
- Autonomous driving (agv)
- Driverless transport systems
- Delivery robots and drones
- Traffic System Management
- Intelligent parking space management
- Interoperability of networks and systems
- Dynamic control of emergency vehicles (fire brigades, police, rescue services)
A special focus is on autonomous driving
The vision of autonomous driving in public spaces is one of the greatest challenges facing the automotive industry, telecommunications service providers and ministries, authorities and testing organizations. Reliable and fast communication networks are the basis for autonomous driving. Here, 5G can serve safety-relevant requirements particularly well.
SMART CITY & PUBLIC SERVICES
Supply (energy and water) and disposal systems are enriched by many innovations with 5G technology and offer great opportunities for increasing sustainability and resource conservation, e.g. through the simple implementation of intelligent building technology or lighting in inner-city areas that is adapted to requirements by sensors.
5G enables the networking of generators, network operators and consumers within local and regional structures.
Public Transportations
5G ensures greater interconnectivity between the different modes of transport.
This facilitates intermodal transport use when information on the fastest connection in each case is immediately available to everyone by changing or combining modes of transport and the travel chain can be booked online.
In combination with intelligent traffic control systems, traffic density and thus inner-city emissions decrease.
Healthcare
5G improves quality-assured acute and standard care through mobile telemedicine applications and strengthens equal health and care provision in urban and rural regions.
This includes for example:
- Interconnectivity of ambulances for the transmission of vital data to the hospital
- Remote treatment, telemonitoring, video-based doctor consultations and telemedicine consultations between doctors and hospitals
- Mobile real-time provision of extensive medical data sets
- Intelligent objects such as syringes, cabinets and beds
(Source: 5G Strategy for Germany, Federal Government)
Public Safety
“Public safety” is one of the most important areas of application. International blue-light organisations have great interest in the new mobile radio and network technology – a high safety standard, low latency and enhanced communication quality are relevant points here.
But virtual functions, which can be supplemented by the cloud-based 5G core network, are also a strength and provide considerable added value. In this way, location of objects as well as facial recognition and anonymisation of persons are integrated as virtual functions into image material recorded by existing cameras.
SMART FARMING
Through 5G, intelligent agricultural technology and services such as setting optimisation on machines, optimal fertilisation and harvesting strategies and extensive automation of the process chain can be achieved.
The following applications can be presented at the smart venue using a digital transport system and 5G technology:
- The automation of work processes through the use of robots, autonomous driving, automated feed distribution, remote-controlled agricultural drones and unmanned vehicles and the use of assistance systems
- Use of drones for part-specific farming (precision farming)
- Machine learning, using artificial intelligence (AI), e.g. for field robots to recognise where to weed, fertilise or place seeds.
- Control, regulation and measurement of processes (e.g. measurable feed distribution, expanded sensor technology in husbandry and production, video surveillance or fitness trackers for the cows) networked devices and vehicles (Internet of Things)
- Management and control of workflows on mobile devices, such as a smartphone or tablet
SMART TECHNOLOGIES
5G forms the basis for the development towards a networked society. Network slicing makes it possible to design the network infrastructure in a highly flexible way and to adapt it to the needs of the users.
Via the Internet of Things (IoT), objects in all areas of life can network and communicate with each other. Applications are automated and tasks are performed directly without human intervention.
Edge computing significantly increases the quality of service and security of data, and data streams are used in a resource-efficient way.
With the 5G standard, artificial intelligence will enrich people’s lives in all areas. Whether in the smart home or in smart farming – AI already accompanies us through everyday life and the development will be raised to a new level by 5G.
Whether by augmenting the real world (AR) or completely immersing oneself in the virtual world (VR), the virtual world offers exciting experiences waiting to be developed further.
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