Edge-Inference Pipeline for a Smart-Factory Vibration Monitor
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Build an edge-inference pipeline for a smart-factory vibration monitor and deliver firmware plus evaluation report to earn your verifiable certificate.
The scenario
The Nagoya machinery manufacturer (around JPY 24B revenue, sells primarily to Toyota-tier auto + aerospace shops) is migrating from a paid third-party condition-monitoring service to an in-house edge architecture — vendor lock-in cost JPY 90M last year.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Run vibration anomaly detection on-device on ESP32-S3 with under 1 percent false-positive weekly and under 1 MB/day MQTT egress per machine.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Design a multi-stage edge-inference pipeline on constrained MCUs
- Quantize/distill ML models to fit edge memory + latency budgets
- Evaluate cyber-physical systems with operationally relevant metrics
- Specify deployment architectures that respect network + power constraints
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems
Master · Embedded And Iot
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Edge Computing
Apply edge computing to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Embedded Systems
Apply embedded systems to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Sensors And Actuators
Apply sensors and actuators to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Anomaly Detection
Apply anomaly detection to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Cyber Physical Systems
Apply cyber physical systems to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Performance Benchmarking
Apply performance benchmarking to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: