Integrated sensing system

A method to perform multi-modality sensing of an environment, comprising:

• generating, by a first sensing element, a first modality sensing output of the environment;
• generating, by a first edge artificial intelligence (AI) engine for controlling the first sensing element, a first data analysis result based on the first modality sensing output;
• generating, by a second sensing element, a second modality sensing output of the environment;
• generating, by a second edge AI engine for controlling the second sensing element, a second data analysis result based on the second modality sensing output;
• and
• generating, by a computer processor using a central AI algorithm, a classification result of the environment based on the first data analysis result and the second data analysis result, wherein
• the computer processor is directly coupled to the first edge AI engine and the second edge AI engine.

A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing computer readable program code to perform multi-modality sensing of an environment, wherein the computer readable program code, when executed by a computer processor, comprises functionality for:

• generating, by a first sensing element, a first modality sensing output of the environment;
• generating, by a first edge artificial intelligence (AI) engine for controlling the first sensing element, a first data analysis result based on the first modality sensing output;
• generating, by a second sensing element, a second modality sensing output of the environment;
• generating, by a second edge AI engine for controlling the second sensing element, a second data analysis result based on the second modality sensing output;
• and
• generating, by a central AI engine using a central AI algorithm, a classification result of the environment based on the first data analysis result and the second data analysis result, wherein
• the computer processor is directly coupled to the first edge AI engine and the second edge AI engine.