ABSTRACT
This chapter provides novel data delivery solutions to gain machine/sensors interoperability and manufacturing flexibility through production line level machine collaborations focusing on: sensor/machine functionality and decentralized structure for communication intensive applications. Advances in the Internet of Things technologies and some new emerging Information and Communication Technologies technologies such as the 5G devices/sensors are converging with a variety of application fields. Its integration with the industry is envisaged to revolutionize the current industry by creating smarter machines, building connectivity between them, and allowing them to communicate with and control one another for collaborative automation and intelligent optimization. Wireless Sensor Networks function in an autonomous manner with very limited human control in a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-enabled system, where sensors and cameras are attached/distributed not only in smart environments, but also to flying UAVs in the industry. Most of these sensors are positioned in wild outdoor environments and sometimes even harsh environments.
