Design and Implementation of a Flexible Edge Computing Architecture for a Multi-Application Industrial Inspection System
Part Of
Proceedings - 2025 27th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 11th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Systems, 23rd IEEE International Conference on Smart City, 11th IEEE International Conference on Dependability in Sensor, Cloud, and Big Data Systems and Applications and 21st IEEE International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems, HPCC/DSS/SmartCity/DependSys/ICESS 2025
Start Page
972
End Page
976
ISBN (of the container)
9798331568740
ISBN
9798331568740
Date Issued
2025
Author(s)
Abstract
Real-time monitoring is essential in industrial applications such as tool wear detection and temperature compensation, where maintaining process stability and ensuring product quality are critical. To address the challenges caused by heterogeneous data sources and device types, this paper proposes a real-time edge computing system based on the Intel Edge Insights for Industrial (EII) platform. The system utilizes multiple AI Neural Compute Sticks (NCS) to enable accelerated and parallel inference for multiple tasks. The system integrates two AI models in separate containers. One model performs tool wear detection using a U-Net segmentation network, and the other conducts temperature compensation through a one-dimensional convolutional neural network. Each container operates on an independent NCS to support efficient and isolated task execution. Data communication is managed by the EII Message Bus, stored in InfluxDB, and visualized using Grafana, enabling complete data flow from acquisition to real-time presentation. Experimental results demonstrate that the system can concurrently handle multiple monitoring tasks with low latency and reliable performance. The proposed architecture enhances operational efficiency, supports intelligent automation, and provides a scalable solution for smart manufacturing environments.
Event(s)
27th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, HPCC 2025, Exeter, 13 August 2025 - 15 August 2025
Subjects
Edge Computing
Real-time Monitoring
Smart Manufacturing
Temperature Compensation
Tool Wear Detection
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Type
conference paper