To era in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Government of India needs to enable revolution of “smart” devices and systems from smart cars to smart grids, which collectively would give rise to smart cities and address the most pressing national priorities. To realize this dream a pan India comprehensive mission which seeks to address technology development, application development, human resource development & skill enhancement, entrepreneurship and start-up development in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) needs to be evolved.
In this scenario, the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) was launched. This mission is to be implemented by Department of Science &Technology for a period of five years. The successful implementation of the mission will lead to establishment of Technology Innovation Hubs (TIH), Application Innovation Hubs (AIH) and Technology Translation Research Parks (TTRP) that would help Indian society to adopt emerging and disruptive technologies and drive economic and societal progress.
What is meant by Cyber Physical Systems?
Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) are systems that link the physical world (example, sensors or actuators) with the virtual world of information processing. They integrate sensing, computation, control and networking into physical objectsand infrastructure, connecting them to internet and to each other. It is an interdisciplinary field that deals with the deployment of computer- based systems in various areas such as smart grids, robotic systems and autonomous automobile systems.
Aim of the Mission
Benefits of shifting towards Cyber Physical Systems
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