Detection of malfunctioning sensors in a multi-sensor internet of things environment

Abstract

Techniques are provided for detection of malfunctioning sensors in a multi-sensor IoT environment. An exemplary method comprises: obtaining sensor data from a plurality of sensors; and determining if a first sensor is malfunctioning based on a comparison of the sensor data of the first sensor with the sensor data obtained from one or more additional sensors within the plurality of sensors, wherein the additional sensors within the plurality of sensors are identified based on a location and/or a sensor type of the additional sensors relative to a location and/or a sensor type of the first sensor. Remedial steps are optionally performed for a given malfunctioning sensor based on one or more predefined policies. For example, the remedial steps may comprise resetting the given malfunctioning sensor, calibrating the given malfunctioning sensor, servicing the given malfunctioning sensor, and/or notifying one or more users of the malfunction.

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