Function 06 of 06 · Corpus

Sense

Convert physical state into information.

Capital weight: Small · Growth: Accelerating

The function with the fastest growth. Wayside wheel impact detectors, bearing temperature sensors, vibration monitors, satellites, IoT fleets, condition-monitoring signatures. Small per-unit capital, massive aggregate growth. The function that makes condition-based maintenance possible, and without which the other five functions are operating blind.

Scoping qualifiers under sense

Each scope is a domain-specific tenant of the function. Content arrives per scope, versioned. The table below lists reserved scopes; reservation does not commit Kerne Systems to building content, it commits to the URL shape when content does arrive.

Scope Status Path Notes
wayside Reserved /corpus/sense/wayside/ Trackside inspection systems — WILD, hotbox, acoustic bearing.
onboard Reserved /corpus/sense/onboard/ In-service vehicle sensors — odometry, accelerometers, GPS.
satellite Reserved /corpus/sense/satellite/ Earth-observation and SAR constellations.
environmental Reserved /corpus/sense/environmental/ Weather, seismic, atmospheric monitoring networks.

To propose a new scope under sense or contribute content to an existing reservation, contact the Rail SIG for Intelligent Asset Management (for rail scopes) or urs.gehrig@gehrigpartner.ch for other domains.