Project Overview
B&B Advantech is a multi-national electronics manufacturing company with a focus on data collection, communications, and compute devices. They deliver standard off-the-shelf products to customers in many industries with highly varied requirements.
Solution
- Designed discreet electronics and firmware for the collection of multiple electronic sensors throughout the vehicle
- Developed cellular communications and vehicle tracking services using B&B standard off-the-shelf hardware
- Created vehicle diagnostics software using B&B ODB and J1939 electronics
- Added sensors to collect battery state, voltage, and lifecycle data
- Implemented sensors to gauge the position of the lift bucket and cycle data to predict duty cycles for service vehicles
- Added sensors to collect data on runtime and fuel consumption for gasoline powered, field operated electric generators
- Created in-vehicle alerts for the safe operation of service vehicle platform
- Delivered data to the ThingWorx iOT Data and Analytics platform API
Results
- Enhanced vehicle monitoring and diagnostics capabilities
- Improved operational efficiency through real-time data collection
- Enabled predictive maintenance through comprehensive sensor data
- Integrated seamlessly with existing analytics platforms