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Course Introduction
Introduces multimodal edge perception, previews the seven-module arc, and frames the fused sensor intelligence you will learn to architect across real deployments.
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Chapter 1
Establishes the power, parallelism, and timing constraints of multimodal edge perception, then quantifies the business case with false-positive reduction and downtime prevention.
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Chapter 2
Walks through three high-value multimodal deployments: gesture-voice fusion in smart homes, acoustic-vibration bearing diagnostics in factories, and LiDAR-vision pedestrian safety in smart cities.
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Chapter 3
Explores early, late, hybrid, and attention-based fusion alongside Vision Transformers and lightweight Vision-Language Models with quantization and parameter-efficient fine-tuning.
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Chapter 4
Examines AI-native SoCs with integrated NPUs and open toolchains, then introduces event-based neuromorphic perception and inference-specific processors for gateway-tier inference workloads.
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Chapter 5
Formalizes the system design methodology with hierarchical perception tiers, edge-cloud hybrid patterns, and disciplined budgeting of latency and memory on constrained hardware.
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Chapter 6
Introduces the validation discipline of ablation, fault injection, environmental stress, and post-deployment monitoring, then applies every course concept to collaborative robotics.
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Chapter 7
Looks ahead to privacy-safe 60 GHz radar sensing, Vision-Language-Action models for embodied robotics, and the governance landscape surrounding Physical AI deployment.
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Course Conclusion
Closes the course with two guiding principles: complementary sensors over redundant ones, and treating the perception layer as a first-class architectural stack.
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