So, here is something I want you to think about. As technology is integrated into your business model, what does your company look like in five years, ten years? When we can measure all kinds of things in real time, in feedback loops with algorithms that detect meaningful change (or stasis), what does work look like?
Autonomous driving vehicles are tested and adopted in plain sight. The mining industry prefers autonomous machinery because accident rates have dropped to almost zero, component wear (brakes, tires) dramatically reduced, productivity dramatically increased.
What will happen to your company as you afix sensors to almost everything? Below is a little list. If you have something else you are measuring, let me know, I will add it. What will change in your business model? More importantly, what will be the new work created?
- Physical Pressure
- Air pressure
- Barometric pressure (altimeter)
- Humidity (air, surface, soil)
- Temperature sensor
- Fluid pressure sensor
- Fluid flow sensor
- Fluid position sensor – mechanical position
- Fluid specific gravity
- Fluid accumulation sensor (rain)
- Vibration
- Accelerometer
- Photo pixel shift (movement)
- Photo pattern recognition
- Photo contrast (light-dark)
- Photo color sensor
- Bio – photo oximetry (SpO2)
- Bio – fingerprint sensor
- Electric current switch sensor (On-Off)
- Electric current voltage sensor
- Electric current resistance sensor (Ohms)
- Electric current touch sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Infrared sensor (transmission – reflective)
- Sound wave sensor (sonic, sub-sonic, ultra-sonic)
- Smoke sensor
- Gas sensor
- Alcohol sensor
- Temperature sensor
- GPS sensor
- Gyroscope sensor
- Tilt sensor
Your five year thinking will be a one year tactical plan in four years? -Tom