The invisible force improving the way we work and live
How Ambient Invisible Intelligence Works
Ambient invisible intelligence is achieved by embedding small smart tags and sensors in various products. These sensors enable tracking and sensing capabilities to be delivered at scale and at an affordable cost. They also empower products and devices to sense users' needs and intentions and deliver personalized services. As this technology progresses, human-machine interaction will become more natural and seamless, and users will be required to perform fewer and fewer cumbersome operations.
Ambient invisible intelligence will play an increasingly important role in a growing number of settings. At home, it will enable smart appliances to make automatic adjustments for optimal performance. In manufacturing, it will play an integral role in the maintenance and management of components and machinery. It will automatically recommend products to customers in retail environments, and help monitor the transportation and delivery of goods. It will help medical professionals detect symptoms, and also help patients manage their own conditions with medical devices. In infrastructure, it will contribute to the smart management of urban public facilities.
In summary, ambient invisible intelligence will help companies and organizations improve every aspect of their operations, from product manufacturing to management efficiency and service capabilities. End-users – people – will enjoy greater convenience and comfort in their daily lives.
What’s Driving the Development of Ambient Invisible Intelligence
Ambient invisible intelligence relies on ultra-low-cost, miniaturized smart tags and sensors. It also requires system equipment and platforms to be able to efficiently process large amounts of sensor data, in order to detect and analyze the condition of the environment and objects in real time and allow devices to actively predict and respond to users' needs. In the future, sensors used in ambient invisible intelligence products will become even more sensitive, accurate and diverse, with the ability to detect more ambient parameters and object properties. For example, in addition to sensors for temperature, humidity, position, optics, and pressure, there may soon be sensors for more complex parameters, such as smell and material.
The support of high-performance communications networks is crucial for data generation, transmission, analysis and processing, as well as system response when there is a large number of smart tags and sensors. Networks connecting ambient invisible intelligence require the innovation and integration of multiple communication technologies, such as low-power wide area (LPWA), Bluetooth (BLE), Wi-Fi, ultra-wideband (UWB), satellite, and cellular networks. Fortunately, the latest Bluetooth 6.0 technology has improved its positioning performance to centimeter-level accuracy, and achieved higher security level and greater data bandwidth. Bluetooth 6.0 has also further improved network connection stability and transmission range, while greatly reducing power consumption and reducing interference and interruptions. By effectively addressing the fragmentation problem previously faced by LPWA, these advancing technologies provide more stable and reliable network support for the development of ambient invisible intelligence.
The large amount of sensor data collected through the Internet is sent to the cloud in real time to be analyzed and recorded. The cloud platform provides flexible scalability, automated resource management, fast data processing, and fully decked-out application interfaces, enabling fast responses for various application needs. The data storage, resource sharing, analysis engine, and AI technology of the cloud computing platform allows predictive analysis and comprehensive evaluation of monitoring data to be achieved, providing a scientific basis for decision-making.
In the data calculation and analysis process, ambient invisible intelligence will also be deeply integrated with AI technology to achieve more intelligent decision-making and automated operations. For example, devices can automatically learn users' behavioral patterns and preferences through machine learning algorithms, and thereby provide more personalized services.
Having foreseen the growth potential of ambient invisible intelligence, Avnet provides a full range of innovative products and solutions to meet evolving market needs in this dynamically expanding field. The AVT9152 Module launched by Avnet combines Bluetooth low energy (BLE), LTE-M, NB-IoT, and GPS technologies, making it exceptionally suitable for low-power and small IoT applications. The module enables highly flexible and scalable IoT product development.
AVT9152
In addition, Avnet offers a series of vision sensor products based on onsemi's smart sensor technology Hyperlux, which can be used in industrial cameras, machine vision, and biometrics. Leveraging the Ultra96-V2 development board, Avnet designed an expansion card based on the dual camera of onsemi's sensors. The solution uses IAS image sensor modules to significantly reduce the complexity of developing imaging sensor applications, and simplifies the development of embedded vision applications. Avnet also launched the innovative Edgeboard AI Box solution to empower devices with enhanced local data processing capabilities. The solution has a fanless design and compact appearance. After connecting to the ambient invisible intelligence system, AI algorithms can be run directly on the device to achieve the high-performance processing of large amounts of sensor data, improving system computing, analysis performance, and response speed, while reducing dependence on data centers.
Given the widespread applications of ambient invisible intelligence across diverse industries, and the technological innovations that are unlocking its potential, ambient invisible intelligence will undoubtedly become more deeply embedded in smart devices and continue to change and improve the way people work and live. With the ongoing evolution of ambient invisible intelligence technologies, the future looks incredibly smart – in a multitude of invisible ways.
