Core principles

Design principles that drive behavior and tradeoffs.

Summarizes design principles that shape behavior and tradeoffs.

Edge-First Execution

Inspection decisions are executed at the edge, close to the physical process being observed.

This minimizes latency and ensures production continuity regardless of external connectivity.

Cloud-Optional Architecture

Cloud services enhance analytics, visibility, and coordination, but are not required for real-time inspection execution.

Loss of cloud connectivity does not halt inspections.

Evidence-Driven Decisions

All inspection outcomes are traceable to structured evidence artifacts generated at inspection time.

Operational Safety

Under constrained conditions, the system prioritizes safe, continuous operation over data completeness or analytical richness.

Next steps

• System overview

• Reliability & degradation

• Safety rails