Edge computing initialization kit

An edge computing apparatus for enabling the processing of sensor data comprising:

• a sensing device having at least one sensor;
• an edge device coupled to the sensing device to receive a data stream from the at least one sensor with the edge device having a processor and memory thereon;
• a communication device connected to the edge device;
• and
• a cloud computing system connected to the communication device over a network;
• wherein the edge device memory includes instructions for execution by the edge device processor to deploy an inference engine using a pipeline;
• and
• wherein the edge device inference engine pipeline converts data stream into processed data stream to send to the cloud computing system utilizing:
• a capture module for storing the data stream within the edge device memory after the data stream is received from the at least one sensor;
• a pre-processing module for modifying the data stream in the edge device memory to compensate for defects contained therein, thereby forming a modified data stream;
• a deep learning module for identifying inferences within the modified data stream, for training a model based upon the inferences, and for combining the modified data stream, the model, and the inferences to form the processed data stream;
• and
• a logging module for storing the processed data stream.

A method for processing of sensor data at the edge comprising:

• sending a data stream from at least one sensor to an edge device;
• storing the data stream within the edge device memory;
• modifying the data stream in the edge device memory to compensate for defects contained therein, thereby forming a modified data stream;
• identifying inferences within the modified data stream;
• training a model based upon the inferences;
• combining the modified data stream, the model, and the inferences to form a processed data stream;
• logging the processed data stream;
• and
• uploading the processed data stream to a cloud computing system through a communication device connected to the edge device over a network.