NST PERFORMANCE / RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
NST α
NST α is the internal framework for NST Performance’s vehicle research. It organizes vehicle access, recorded data and future compute integration into a staged development program.
Platform Definition
Applied research platform
The framework starts with the vehicle and its available interfaces. Each later layer depends on usable data from the layer before it: network access, acquisition, processing and analysis. The architecture also reserves space for future sensing and decision-system experiments.
- Vehicle data acquisition
- CAN bus integration
- Embedded compute workflows
- Architecture and system studies
Explorer ST Research Vehicle
Explorer ST platform
| Vehicle | Ford Explorer ST |
|---|---|
| Role | Practical research vehicle for data access, telemetry, compute, and architecture studies. |
| Focus | Vehicle data acquisition, embedded compute integration, and future intelligent systems experimentation. |
| Location | South Bend, Indiana |
System Architecture Diagram
System architecture
Data + Compute Workflow
Research workflow
Vehicle AccessPlatform diagnostics, interface visibility, and network capture.
TelemetryEvent logging, data capture, and engineering visibility across the platform.
Embedded ComputeJetson-class pathways for analysis, orchestration, and edge workflows.
Decision SystemsLonger-term studies connecting platform intelligence to future assist-system research.
Future Research Direction
Future research direction
Development proceeds by validating each layer before expanding the next. Embedded compute, sensing and decision-system integration are research directions; the architecture diagram describes the intended structure, not a claim that every layer has been implemented.
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