Abstract
This disclosure presents the Nuclear Nervous System (NNS-1.0), an open-hardware research architecture for distributed asset health monitoring and confidence-weighted situational awareness in high-consequence industrial environments.
The architecture combines:
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thermal sensing
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structural sensing
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vibration monitoring
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acoustic monitoring
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pressure monitoring
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leak monitoring
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environmental monitoring
with conservative multi-domain sensor fusion.
Unlike traditional alarm-centric systems, NNS-1.0 seeks to provide a continuously updated estimate of equipment condition together with uncertainty metrics and confidence indicators.
The system performs observation and analysis only. No autonomous operational authority is provided.
The platform is intended for scientific research into anomaly detection, early warning, predictive maintenance, structural-health assessment, and operator situational awareness.
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Recommended Citation
Caldwell, Michael Victor Mr., "Nuclear Nervous System (NNS-1.0) A Non-Safety-Related Operator Support and Situational Awareness Research Platform for Distributed Asset Health Monitoring and Confidence-Weighted Sensor Fusion No Control, Actuation, or Autonomous Decision Authority", Technical Disclosure Commons, (November 10, 2026)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/12947