Digitalization of Ensuring Metrological Traceability of Measuring Instruments and Reference Materials through Cloud-Based Technologies: Current State and Development Prospects

The accelerated implementation of digital technologies in the economy and social sphere is one of the national priorities in the Russian Federation. One of the components of this stage of industrial development is the creation of a comprehensive cloud platform for the complete automation of metrological centers and the implementation of the strategy for ensuring the uniformity of measurements ≪Metrology 4.0≫. Considering the numerous advantages of implementing digital systems and services, the integration of digital systems into life is associated with a number of difficulties, such as the lack of a single API protocol in the exchange of databases, the lack of unified standardized directories, etc.

The purpose of this study is compilation of information about existing foreign and national cloud-based solutions in the field of ensuring the uniformity of measurements, identification of their shortcomings and finding solutions to emerging problems, taking into account the conditions of modern technologies.

The main research methods were an analysis of the current situation in terms of metrological digital services in the Russian Federation, as well as in Germany, India in the USA and other countries. A comparison of approaches to the construction and prospects of the metrological cloud is carried out. The problems of introducing innovative technologies are described. The study using the example of FSIS ≪ARSHIN≫ showed that this digital service used in the Russian Federation does not have comprehensive functionality for organizing the metrological activities of enterprises and has limitations that do not allow moving to a new stage of digitalization. The main disadvantages of FSIS ≪ARSHIN≫ include the following: insufficient expansion of the coverage of measuring instruments, the impossibility of automatic processing of information about measuring instruments, as well as the lack of infrastructure for obtaining direct measuring information through cloudbased technologies.

As part of solving the problem, the author proposed a scheme for improving the FSIS ≪ARSHIN≫ system which includes: an algorithm for creating a uniform standard for the formation of systems for processing, storing and analyzing data of measuring instruments and reference materials; the creation of universal digital directories that allow describing measuring instruments for the formation of the scope of accreditation in the configurator of the Federal Accreditation Service; the creation of a unique identification number for the measuring instrument and reference material; the implementation of a secure mechanism for unique identification, verification and transmission of data on a measuring instrument based on blockchain technologies.

This scheme can be integrated into the FSIS ≪ARSHIN≫ and undergo trial operation without additional financial costs from the budget of the Russian Federation. This approach of gradually increasing the digital capabilities of the state, as well as ensuring safe work with large amounts of data, makes it possible for further digitalization and the prospect of developing a system for ensuring the uniformity of measurements in the Russian Federation.

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