IHM: New research points to a promising future for technology

An innovative technology is increasingly present in companies, from large industry to medium and small businesses: the human-machine interface (HMI). And new studies point to the future of this technology, which makes it possible to optimize processes and unify information from a company or industry in one place.

In general terms, the HMI is an electronic panel - usually a screen or "window", in a style that resembles a tablet and allows for intuitive and simple interaction - that allows the user to communicate with a machine, a system or a program .

Through this interface, technicians, employees and managers can send orders to machines, control equipment remotely and view data from ongoing operations.

Lieno is a reference in human-machine interface

“The Human-Machine Interface basically acts as a mediator for the interaction between an operator and a system”, explains Luan Florêncio, hardware and software developer at Lieno Tecnologia, a technology company with expertise in electronic, WEB and mobile systems.

A Lieno Technology develops systems to facilitate the operation by the user, always valuing a clean, intuitive and informative interface.

The company was commissioned to develop, for example, the graphical interface for configuring DynaGateway, by Dynamox, a system of predictive maintenance sensors for industrial machines that works via Bluetooth. “An objective and clear interface was requested, and we were able to fulfill that objective”, explains Luan FLorêncio.

The company is also responsible for an automation system for access control, control and prediction of energy consumption, called Automati, which can be applied both in residential and commercial and industrial environments; and for the development of an HMI system for a large customized furniture company in Paraíba.

Technologies for the future

In addition to the familiar features of the HMI, other research carried out around the world is discovering new and surprising possibilities. Machines with artificial vision controlled by HMI are already starting to be developed. Thus, equipment needed for measuring, classifying and controlling materials can gain a precision never seen before.

Another line of development explores the potential of Natural Language Processing (PLN) systems: they are tools that enable interaction between operators and systems through verbal language.

Large-scale adoption of PLN's, especially if done through bots integrated with messaging applications, would make production more efficient and faster.

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