Listening to the mechanical sound and knowing whether to repair or replace it?

BOSCH has developed SoundSee, a device that detects and informs noise before mechanical damage.

Mr. Sound is expected to play a role in protecting the safety of the base orbiting space by bringing it into the International Space Station ISS. SoundC will be mounted on the Astrobee, an autonomous flying robot operated inside the ISS. Astroby is in charge of supporting the crew while taking care of the inside of the ISS. Three of them were built and tested by Bumble in the ISS, but according to NASA, Honey and Queen Bee are also joining.

AI is in charge of determining whether mechanical sounds detected by motors and pumps are normal or abnormal. Using the delicate sound as a clue, it determines whether repair or replacement is necessary. The efficiency is better if all the astronauts check it while they are sleeping. In addition, it is accumulated as verification data how far it can be active in a unique space with only microgravity like ISS. Based on this, Bosch believes it will be possible to study how to make these technologies more difficult and apply them to unique environments.

At the ISS, a hole was found in the wall that could be covered with a thumb, and there were occasional problems, such as an astronaut conducting an inspection offboard. As the entire space base is made up of devices, if AI can detect low noise and repair or replace it, it will help to reduce the probability of a major accident. Related information can be found here .