Industrial · Strong theory
Conveyor & Belt-Drive Health Rhythm
Feels the rhythm of a conveyor and notices when the beat goes wrong.
The physics is solid; our own validation is scheduled.
How it works
A running conveyor has a steady pulse: the belt splice passes the same point once per loop, rollers turn at fixed speeds, and everything shows up as rhythm in the WiFi reflections. A seized roller, a slipping belt, or growing flutter each break the rhythm in their own recognisable way.
In the physics: A moving belt is a large periodic scatterer: splice passage gives a strict once-per-loop CSI impulse (period = belt length/speed), flutter shows as 1-15Hz micro-Doppler broadening, a seized idler removes its rotation line and adds a rubbing broadband floor, and slip shifts the fundamental against motor speed. All are in-band, all are periodicity observables robust to distance.
See it work
This is real pipeline output for Industrial, replayed. The exact reading depends on your room.
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How the field becomes an answer
How we prove it
Own-hardware: benchtop belt rig with removable splice marker, adjustable tension (flutter), and brakeable idler; verify each fault signature. CSI-Bench periodic-machine subsets for the periodicity-tracking front end.
Who it is for
Every conveyor gets a heartbeat monitor for $100 — sold to the mine maintenance planner as idler-failure detection without walking the line.
The matching solution
Complete first-room estimateMachine Bay Watch6 nodes · ~$320 parts · 120 min Request kit, subscribe, or set up →Compatible DIY hardware options
120 min · advanced
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