Industry 4.0 and Video Monitoring: a Multidimensional Approach Based on MPEG-DASH

Industry 4.0 is world wide recognized as the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, driving companies and manufacturing activities in the so-called “smart factory” scenario. In this context, human workers are playing an important role, exploiting their skills and capabilities, acting as creative problem solvers. This means that adequate users interfaces and innovative workers’ enabling services and functionalities have to be defined, letting humans effectively understand, monitor, and control the automated processes of Industry 4.0. In this paper, we propose a video monitoring multi-dimensional architecture, in the context of predictive maintenance of machinery monitored by means of smart cameras. Some preliminary tests conducted with the aim of evaluating proper configuration are presented and discussed.