Towards a Standardized Process for Virtual Sensors Development for Indoor Air Quality Monitoring in Democratized Manufacturing

Abstract: Increased accessibility to additive manufacturing technology facilitates democratization of manufacturing, bringing it to habitable environments. The operation of additive manufacturing can be hazardous to human health mid-long term. Virtual sensing extends the capabilities of hardware sensors enabling affordable monitoring to ensure safe operation in democratized manufacturing environments. However, the development process has not yet been standardized for informally trained personnel to facilitate the adoption of virtual sensors. This paper presents a case study analysis to propose a standardized process for the data collection and development of virtual sensors for indoor air quality monitoring in democratized manufacturing environments.