New Hub Under National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems

Key Facts

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, Punjab is setting up a Sectoral Application Hub in Technologies for Agriculture and Water.

Key Points

• The hub is being set up under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NMICPS) and is granted by Union Government’s Science and Engineering Research Board.
• The application hub will bring solutions for stubble management, water quality improvement and mapping of hazardous substances in water.
• The hub aims at carrying out translational research and work with concerned departments to develop prototypes, products, and implementations.

National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems

• It was launched in 2018 and is implemented by the Department of Science & Technology for five years.
• NMICPS covers entire India which includes Central Ministries, State Governments, Industry and Academia.
• Objectives:
• It is a comprehensive mission which would address technology development, application development, human resource development & skill enhancement, entrepreneurship and start-up development in Cyber-Physical System (CPS) and associated technologies.
• The mission aims at establishing 15 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIH), six Application Innovation Hubs (AIH) and four Technology Translation Research Parks (TTRP).
• These Hubs & TTRPs will connect to Academics, Industry, Central Ministries and State Government in developing solutions at reputed academic, R&D and other organizations across the country in a hub and spoke model.
• The Hubs & TTRPs have four focused areas namely:
• Technology Development.
• HRD & Skill Development.
• Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-ups Ecosystem Development.
• International Collaborations.

Cyber-Physical Systems

• These systems integrate sensing, computation, control, and networking into physical objects and infrastructure, connecting them to the Internet and to each other.
• Few Potential applications:
• Driverless cars that communicate securely with each other on smart roads.
• Sensors in the home to detect changing health conditions.
• Improving agricultural practices.
• Enabling scientists to address issues arising out of climate change.
• Advances in cyber-physical systems will enable capability, adaptability, scalability, resiliency, safety, security and usability that will far exceed the simple embedded systems of today.

Source: The Hindu