Completion of Stage 1 of a project co-financed by the European Funds for Silesia 2021–2027
We are very pleased to share that we have completed the first stage of industrial work carried out as part of a project co-financed by the European Funds for Silesia 2021–2027 (European Regional Development Fund). The project is conducted in the area of research, development and innovation in enterprises and represents an important step towards developing modern solutions for industrial automation and digitalization.
The work lasted 9 months – from April to December 2025 – and enabled the transition from Technology Readiness Level TRL 3 to TRL 4, i.e., a validated concept operating under laboratory conditions.
The aim of the project is to create a scalable system enabling object localization and real-time environment mapping using IoT data, vision systems and UWB technology.
Stage 1 of the project – scope and objectives of the industrial work
The first stage of industrial work focused on preparing the technological foundations of the entire solution. The activities were carried out in parallel in two main areas, namely:
- central unit architecture
- edge device architecture.
This approach made it possible to develop the data processing layer and the layer for collecting information directly from the environment in parallel.
Central unit architecture – real-time IoT data processing
As part of the first area of work, we focused on designing the central architecture responsible for collecting, processing and analyzing IoT data.
The implemented activities included, among others:
- analysis and selection of technologies for processing large volumes of IoT data, including time-varying data,
- evaluation of stream-processing tools enabling “on-the-fly” data analysis,
- selection of the MQTT communication protocol, tailored to IoT systems and resilient to transmission interruptions,
- selection of caching technologies (Redis, Memcached, Aerospike) to accelerate data access,
- design of a microservices architecture together with the selection of tools for containerization and container orchestration,
- preparation of code repositories and initial application containers,
- development of a concept for a visualization and reporting system enabling monitoring of system operation and presenting data to users.
The result of this work is a scalable and flexible central architecture, ready for further expansion in subsequent stages of the project.
Edge devices – data acquisition and preliminary processing
The second pillar of the first stage was the development of the architecture and software for edge devices, which are responsible for direct data collection from the environment.
In this area, the following was performed, among others:
- creation of an edge device simulator enabling algorithm testing without the need for physical hardware,
- preparation of a simulation environment generating data from cameras and sensors and supporting SLAM algorithm tests,
- development of real-time software in the form of ROS nodes responsible for data acquisition, local processing and publishing,
- preparation of automatic scripts that start the system environment after the device boots,
- creation of an IoT data generator simulating the simultaneous operation of several dozen devices,
- conducting research work on SLAM algorithms, including a comparison of methods for detecting and matching key feature points,
- implementation of a prototype SLAM algorithm with loop closure correction enabling environment mapping, device localization and automatic correction of route errors.
Project milestone
In accordance with the project assumptions, a milestone has been achieved – the development of a scalable architecture and components for IoT data processing.
As part of its verification:
- system performance tests were conducted,
- response times of individual components were checked,
- support for at least 15 edge devices was confirmed,
- 99% system availability was achieved, in line with the project assumptions.
Summary of the first stage of the project
The first stage of industrial work made it possible to build solid technological foundations for the entire solution – both on the central unit side and on the edge device side. The developed architecture is scalable, consistent and prepared for further development.
In subsequent stages of the project, work is planned related to integrating individual components, testing under real-world conditions and further increasing the system’s technology readiness level.
Financial details and schedule
| Total project value | PLN 3 021 212,49 |
| Amount of contribution from European Funds – ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) | PLN 2 138 002,33 |
| Implementation period | from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027 |
