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Advantech HQ Co Branded Metropolis e Book 2469150 r9 Web
Advantech HQ Co Branded Metropolis e Book 2469150 r9 Web
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Powered by NVIDIA Metropolis,
NVIDIA Jetson, and NVIDIA EGX Platform
The need to automate and improve operational NVIDIA Metropolis: Powering the World’s
efficiency and safety in our physical spaces has never Smartest Spaces
been greater. Approximately 1 billion video cameras—
In the pages that follow, we’ll explore real-world
the ultimate Internet of Things (IoT) sensors—have
examples of how AI enabled video analytics based
been deployed throughout the world’s cities and
on the NVIDIA Metropolis application framework
spaces to help us live better and safer. Optimizing
running on the NVIDIA EGX™ platform solve complex
AI-enabled video analytics is critical for frictionless
operational and safety problems across a broad range
retail, streamlined inventory management, traffic
of industries. NVIDIA Metropolis and its extensive
engineering in smart cities, optical inspection on
partner ecosystem help to bring powerful AI-based
factory floors, patient care in healthcare facilities,
video analytics applications to market faster.
and more.
Advantech Industrial AI Solutions
NVIDIA Jetson
AI Camera
at the Edge
NVIDIA Jetson
Advantech Edge AI Box
Advantech Industrial AI Solutions Advantech platforms are now validated with NVIDIA
at the Edge technologies that include NVIDIA Jetson and GPUs,
and are ready for NVIDIA Metropolis, NVIDIA- NVIDIA RTX
Advantech provides comprehensive edge AI
Certified System, and NVIDIA Clara. By collaborating GPU IPC
platforms embedded with NVIDIA technologies—
with NVIDIA computing technologies and ecosystem
including AI camera, edge AI computing platforms
partners, Advantech enables industries to bring
(MIC-AI series), AI video systems (MIC-IVAs), GPU
AI to the edge.
IPC, and GPU servers. These AI platforms are widely
used in automation manufacturing, Smart Cities
Industries
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Traffic Driving Smoother, More Sustainable
Traffic for 4.5 Million Drivers
detect and classify road users, including cars, buses,
trucks, bicycles, pedestrians, and even emergency
Management
vehicles in any lighting or weather conditions. The
Arizona’s Maricopa County Department of
processed data is then used to optimize traffic-light
Transportation (MCDOT) had a serious congestion
management with edge-based computing, saving
issue—managing the nation’s 14th most traffic-heavy
bandwidth and lowering latency. City engineers can
NoTraffic region. NoTraffic, an NVIDIA Metropolis partner, gave
them the answers they needed with an AI-based
view the data using custom dashboards for real-
time data analysis that enables capabilities such as
traffic management platform that optimizes flow
collision prediction and prioritizing certain road users.
based on real-time utilization and demand.
MCDOT realized significant efficiency improvements,
AI sensor units are installed at each intersection,
with more to come. An estimated 22,607 metric tons
providing road-user detection and classification
of greenhouse gases could be avoided annually—
using a fusion of machine vision and radar. The
like taking 4,915 vehicles off the roads. Over $50
sensors use the NVIDIA Jetson™ edge AI devices
million could be saved annually through costs
and NVIDIA Metropolis AI framework to process
prevented (vehicle wear and tear, fuel savings, and
video of the intersection traffic. NoTraffic’s units
maintenance). And an estimated 3,957 months of
vehicle delay time could be eliminated each year.
Roadside the future as the district’s needs continued to grow.
Infrastructure
and streaming with multiple I/O support. With an
that didn’t fit into the traditional method of a loop-
NVIDIA Metropolis, MIC Jetson products also offer
detection underground system. An underground
fast AI deployment with AI function block.
system setup would have cost the district extensive
Deploying AI Inspection for Heat Expansion Slot Compact Fanless System MIC-770 30 seconds to conduct three types of inspections
Sink Factory with NVIDIA RTX and features a built-in NVIDIA® on each heat sink. Today, only one inspector is
Jetson AGX Xavier™ MIC-730AI AI Inference System. required to conduct final re-inspection and it only
In the past, most factory components were visually
takes 4 seconds to complete the task. Therefore, the
inspected by employees. Although prior education The heat sink factory originally had three major
introduction of the solution not only reduces labor
training was provided for inspectors, inspection inspection stations, in which multiple inspectors
costs but also improves inspection efficiency.
based on individual perception made it difficult to conducted size, thickness and appearance
integrate inspection standards. Moreover, visual inspections. Smasoft’s current automatic software
fatigue, weariness and staff turnover result in high development platform integrates modularized
missed inspection rates for production lines. visual inspection, motion control, I/O control, AI
defect inspection tools, AI training and other
After the defective products are released into the
functions, creating a heat sink inspection machine
market, the complaint rate has skyrocketed.
that can conduct three types of inspections while
Smasoft deliver a solution which combines rule- continuously training AI deep learning models to
based machine vision and AI visual identification is further lower the missed inspection rate and enhance
not only the perfect answer to a factory’s problems inspection quality.
but also contributes to the introduction of automatic
The client factory expected the new system to have
inspection systems, that help manufacturing
90% accuracy rate, but the Smasoft and Advantech’s
industry shift from human visual inspection to AI
solution achieved an accuracy rate of up to 97%,
inspection. Smasoft‘s solution play an intricate role in
far exceeding the client’s requirements. In the past,
optimizing the AI system of the heat sink inspection
there were ten inspectors to a production line. It took
machine. Smasoft adopts the Advantech i-Modules
Surgical Intelligence Platform
Theator
Improving Airline Efficiency for 46.5 to implement Assaia’s Turnaround Control, installing
Million Passengers—Powered by AI 28 cameras at 14 stands. Video streams from the
cameras are analyzed on-premise using NVIDIA®
When a commercial flight lands and taxis to the gate,
Jetson AGX Xavier™ modules, giving the airport full
the choreographed dance of cleaning, restocking,
visibility of all turnaround activities in real time. The
and servicing a plane begins, known as the
system uses AI algorithms to turn the video streams
‘turnaround’. Accomplishing this faster means less
into structured data, including timestamps for
wasted time with an aircraft sitting on the tarmac,
turnaround events and safety-related data. Airport
less waiting around for customers, and more profits
staff and vendors can then use this data to increase
for the airline, London Gatwick Airport (LGW), the
on-time-performance, enhance safety, and
busiest single-runway airport in the world, tapped
decrease costs.
into the power of AI to make every second count.
LGW can now get more passengers onto more flights
Assaia is a Zurich-based startup that uses image
each day with lower operational costs, an accelerated
recognition algorithms to process video and offer
move towards sustainability, and a safer environment
predictive analysis to better manage turnaround
for airport workers and airline crews and passengers.
operations. LGW was the first airport in the world
Parking Operations and even navigate drivers to empty parking spots.
Camera streams are analyzed in real-time by a server
powered by the NVIDIA EGX platform and NVIDIA T4
GPUs using an algorithm trained to detect whether
DataFromSky individual parking spaces are free or occupied.
A browser-based interface also makes system
administration easy, and mobile apps connect drivers
Optimizing the Daily Commute Through with payment, navigation services, and notifications
More Intelligent Parking when their allotted parking time is about to expire.
For many commuters, the daily journey involves The system can even interface with local law
driving to the train station, parking, then catching enforcement agencies to share license plate numbers
the train. Sounds easy enough, but a lack of parking and other information should a crime occur in the lot.
spots where they’re most needed often leads to
Køge Nord Station can now offer commuters the
frustration and wasted time, and can even cause
ideal parking solution. Each camera monitors up
missed trains. The new Køge Nord Station, near the
to 400 parking spots, converting video streams
Danish capital of Copenhagen, took on this challenge
into valuable insights in real-time using the NVIDIA
using the power of AI.
DeepStream SDK. The system delivers new data and
An innovative new solution from NVIDIA Metropolis capabilities while being much cheaper and easier
partner DataFromSky uses cameras to monitor to implement than in-ground sensors. AI helps the
parking lots for occupancy, enable mobile payments, station run more smoothly and save money while
making every commute a little less painful.
Hospital Operations
Artisight
Making Dangerous Job Sites Safer—Even and alerts them before an accident occurs. It also Jetson edge AI platform powers the solution, which
at Sea lets clients examine how they work and determine offers unbeatable performance and energy efficiency
if portions of jobs can be done with tools and in a tiny form factor.
Oil rigs are some of the most dangerous job sites
machinery, instead of additional human workers.
in the world. But Dutch safety company Helin Data Today, the model pinpoints people’s locations within
That’s an opportunity to be more efficient and safer,
is making offshore rigs safer—and more efficient— 18 inches and sends an alert that can run a complete
given one less person potentially standing in an
with AI. sequence in under 250 milliseconds if someone is
unsafe position.
in an unsafe area. Real-time analytics at the edge
Helin’s application uses a network of cameras and
Oil rigs don’t have internet access, so Helin had to is critical to make this happen. Every real alarm
sensors feeding into AI-powered video analytics
design its system to handle all of its data capture can save a life and every false alarm serves as an
algorithms based on the NVIDIA Metropolis stack.
and processing using on-site hardware. The NVIDIA opportunity to refine the model.
The system locates rig workers in unsafe spots
Campus
Management
Icetana
Discovering New Insights to Keep on the carpet. When a guard went to investigate, he
Campuses Safe During the Covid-19 found a major water leak. Without icetana’s AI video
Shutdown analytics, the leak would have gone on undetected,
Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada as that part of campus had become vacant during
had been using icetana’s public safety system for the shutdown. Instead, campus staff were able to
about a year when the COVID-19 pandemic took contain the damage and cost of the leak almost
hold. The system applies real-time GPU-accelerated instantaneously.
AI analysis to more than 250 campus cameras, Icetana’s application uses the power of the NVIDIA
differentiates routine motion from unusual EGX platform to analyze real-time video footage
activity, and sends real-time notifications to and create immediate alerts for any abnormal
operations teams. activity, alleviating the need to have staff constantly
When campus access was restricted for COVID-19 monitoring every camera.
safety reasons, the AI system adapted to the reduced Since installing the system, Mount Royal operations
movement of students and staff. As it turned have reported an average of four actionable
out, not all unusual activity on campus involved events each week that would have gone unnoticed
humans. icetana’s system reported a mysterious and unreported. This is a great example of AI
anomaly along a hallway inside one of Mount Royal’s solving operations and safety problems in a
residential buildings. Control room staff were able to single application.
review the video feed and spot a dark patch forming
Airport Safety Managing the Growing Pains of
Indonesia’s Largest Airport
monitoring, passenger counting, baggage handling
violations, perimeter protection, abandoned baggage,
and loitering. It also lets operators track abandoned
Jakarta’s Soekarno-hatta International Airport (CGK)
vehicles—one of the highest threats at any airport.
Ipsotek was facing a growing challenge. With three terminals
serving more than 66 million passengers a year, and
The AI-enabled application can detect when a driver
abandons a vehicle, triggering a real-time alarm and
another 44 million anticipated by 2024, it was crucial
auto-tracking the driver using pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ)
for the airport to accurately identify and manage
cameras.
incidents as quickly and efficiently as possible to
minimize disruptions to passengers and airside Ipsotek’s application generates real-time and
operations. archived data for valuable business and health and
safety insights. This includes people-counting over
Beginning in 2015, Ipsotek set to work deploying an
time, crowd density with heatmaps, occupancy
AI-powered solution to analyze video camera streams
levels and distribution, social distancing, and face-
for a number of operational use cases throughout
mask detection. It all makes for a smoother, safer
the terminals and is powered by the NVIDIA EGX
environment for both workers and travelers.
platform. The capabilities deployed included exit lane
Crowd Safety
Awiros
Keeping a Big Crowd Safe—10 Million The application was deployed on cameras positioned
People Big at several key entry-exit points of the festival site, as
well as on a drone camera that provided an aerial view
Medaram Jathara is the biggest tribal festival in Asia,
of the venue. Video feeds were analyzed in real time
drawing nearly 10 million devotees to Telangana, a
using the NVIDIA DeepStream SDK and powered by
state in southern India, every year. Managing a crowd
the NVIDIA EGX platform. Each GPU-enabled system
this size takes more than extraordinary planning and
analyzed video streams from several live cameras
coordination. It takes powerful technology.
simultaneously, keeping the system footprint to a
The state authority responsible for event safety minimum and greatly reducing cost.
used the Awiros Crowd Estimation application to
Officials were alerted when the crowd density in a
measure crowd density at several locations during
region crossed a specific safety threshold or when
the 2020 festival. This first-of-its-kind tool uses AI
the rate of change in crowd density changed rapidly
to estimate crowd densities in real time using video
and could act quickly—keeping attendees safe and
cameras, letting authorities detect crowd size and
the festival running smoothly.
track variations in area-specific density over time.
This gives them a head-start on taking preventive
measures and avoiding dangerous situations such
as stampedes.
Retail Operations
AiFi
Fast, Easy, Stress-Free Shopping—No The “Nanostores” run on the O.A.S.I.S. Autonomous
Cashier Required Store Platform, which includes seamless multi-
camera, multi-person tracking, real-time product
Great news for anyone who loves shopping but hates
recognition, and live inventory tracking to deliver an
lines. The convenience and speed of checkout-free
ultra-fast, checkout-free shopping experience. The
shopping is becoming increasingly accessible in more
platform also provides shopper-behavior analytics
places—from airports, to gas stations, and even to
and sales and brands analytics, and supports flexible
the Indy 500 auto race track—thanks to AiFi’s AI-
payment options.
powered automated retail solutions. And there are
many more sites on the way. Full autonomy allows Nanostores to operate around
the clock, 365 days a year, with no additional
AiFi uses a combination of AI, edge computing, and
overhead. They can also be deployed, moved, and
IoT fusion technology to create an autonomous retail
redeployed in a new location with minimal downtime
environment. Shoppers tap a (contactless) debit card
or cost, making them perfect for pop-up stores,
or compatible wearable device at the door to gain
festivals, sporting events, and college campuses.
entry, get the products they want, and simply leave.
In addition to Nanostore format, AiFi’s cashierless
The items are automatically registered—using AI-
checkout technology has also been deployed in a
enabled video analytics powered by the NVIDIA EGX
larger convenience store format across the globe.
platform—and paid for, with receipts transmitted
wirelessly to shoppers.
Quality Control
Data Monsters
Processing
intensive algorithms into space and power-
Global consumption is accelerating, with $2 trillion
constrained industrial environments using NVIDIA
worth of materials thrown away each year globally,
Jetson Xavier AGX. Recycleye’s models can run at
of which only 8% is recycled. Finding new ways to
60FPS, which means higher-capacity sorting thanks
Recycleye increase worldwide recycling levels is necessary to
speed the transition towards a circular economy.
to faster conveyor belt speeds.
MIC-770 V2 + MIC-75G20 ACP-2020G + AIMB-787 IPC-7130 + AIMB-787 MIC-770 + MIC-75G30 ACP-4020 + AIMB-787
Industrial Computers NVIDIA PCIe GPU up to NVIDIA PCIe GPU up to NVIDIA PCIe GPU up to (2x) NVIDIA PCIe GPU NVIDIA PCIe GPU
With NVIDIA GPUs 350W TDP 350W TDP 250W TDP up to 250W TDP up to 250W TD
MIC-730IVA MIC-710IVX
AI Video Analytics 8ch AI Video System on 8ch AI Video System on
With NVIDIA Jetson™ NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier™ NVIDIA Jetson Xavier™ NX