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The article mentions industrial applications being the first to use this. What are some example industrial applications where you need a high-bandwidth, low-lat
by ArchD 12y ago
The article mentions industrial applications being the first to use this. What are some example industrial applications where you need a high-bandwidth, low-latency, link that has to be wireless, that WiFi is not good enough?
- jwilliams 12y agoA lot of industrial processes generate immense interference - electroplating and arc welding spring to mind. I guess those would be a logical starting point.
- mistercow 12y agoTrue, but arc welding will also create enormous interference in the visible spectrum.
- electromagnetic 12y agoThat's easily shielded against by use of an aperture, where as RF interference is not nearly as easily shielded against.
- jrapdx3 12y agoHow about medical instrumentation/telemetry? In the ER, ICU and other bedside locations ability to communicate high bandwidth data is very valuable. Wireless transmission allows greater flexibility choosing devices to measure various parameters and freedom to set them up optimally around the patient. Another idea is having a completely sealed Li-Fi transmitter in an isolation chamber send experimental data through a transparent port for analysis. (My guess is Wi-Fi would be harder to package for the purpose.) I'm sure there are many other situations where high-speed short-distance transmission would be advantageous...
- yazaddaruvala 12y agoHave you heard of/seen Kiva robots? If the floor could just blink to the robot, that would be pretty cool! Especially if Li-Fi is cheaper / higher throughput. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdd6sQ8Cbe0#t=13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdd6sQ8Cbe0#t=13