Cyber-physical sensors and devices for the provision of next-generation personalized services

Abstract

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are set to radically transform the world we live in. Prototypes for very different domains have been reported, from Industry 4.0 to Ambient Intelligence and the Internet of Things. Several research works have shown the good performance of these systems, which could be useful for everyday living once they become commercial products. However, no complete application for cyber-physical devices has been reported yet. Thus, the large amount of benefits this new paradigm may push remains very difficult to envision by general society and companies. In any case, personalized services rank among the most direct and interesting applications for cyber-physical devices. So far, no work on this topic has been reported, but the implementation of this new generation of services is a key area for the advancement toward the CPS era. Therefore, in this paper we will explore the concept of cyber-physical personalized services and propose a first example of these new services based on cyber-physical sensors and a cyber-physical device: a smart table. Finally, in order to evaluate the performance of the proposed solution, we will carry out an experimental validation.