191: Chapter 191 Reconstruction

Three days later, in the laboratory.

Wang Zhe leaned back abruptly, causing his office chair to let out a sharp groan that drew the attention of several nearby Researchers.

He stared intently at an abnormal waveform that had just popped up on the screen, the veins on his forehead throbbing slightly.

"Here we go again! M12!"

He felt a sense of frustration that he could barely suppress.

"The intelligent buffer layer is on, and the dynamic filter has been optimized to the latest version!"

"And the result? At exactly the twenty-third hour, signal interference occurred again!"

He quickly projected the detailed waveform analysis chart onto the main screen; the multicolored curves looked particularly glaring at that moment.

"enlightenment's preliminary judgment is,"

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down to report.

"The source of the problem... is the feedback signal delay caused by micro-wear at the elbow joint of the mechanical arm."

"Tiny delays kept accumulating until they eventually exceeded the control loop's adjustment range, triggering an oscillation throughout the entire system!"

Li Wei had just looked up from a high-precision microscope, rubbing the back of her neck, which was sore from maintaining the same posture for a long time.

Several consecutive days of high-intensity microscopic observation and analysis had left her voice somewhat raspy.

"So... we just improved the stability of the biological interface, and now the mechanical structure is dragging us down again?"

She walked over to Wang Zhe's side, her brow furrowed as her gaze swept over the dizzying data curves.

"Micro-wear on the joints? Based on the design life and current testing intensity, this shouldn't be happening..."

Chen Youhua walked out of the sterile operation area inside, calmly looking at the main screen while taking off his gloves.

He thought for a moment and said,

"It's not a problem with the wear itself."

He walked to the screen and pointed his fingertip precisely at an extremely subtle periodic pulse in the waveform chart that was nearly drowned out by noise.

"Look here. Trace amounts of metal particles produced by wear are mixing into the joint lubricant, forming a special suspended colloid that changes the local conductivity environment."

He paused and looked at Wang Zhe and Li Wei.

"And the high-sensitivity position feedback sensors we use are exceptionally sensitive to changes in the micro-environment's conductivity."

"This nano-level interference is captured and amplified by the sensors, eventually feeding back into the control center and becoming a noise source sufficient to trigger system oscillation."

Wang Zhe was stunned for two seconds before quickly reacting.

"So... in the final analysis, is it because the anti-interference design and isolation of the entire system aren't up to par? Is it an electronic system issue?"

"You could understand it that way."

Chen Youhua nodded slightly.

"But this exposes a deeper and more fatal problem: the coupling between the various modules of our current system is too high."

He turned and walked to the whiteboard, picked up a marker, and fluidly drew a simple system block diagram.

He labeled the biological interface, signal processing unit, mechanical actuators, and real-time feedback loops one by one, connecting them tightly with lines.

"Look, it's like a precise but overly tense neural network."

Chen Youhua's pen tip pointed at those intersecting nodes.

"Tiny fluctuations in bioelectric signals, subtle wear in the mechanical structure, instantaneous interference in electronic sensors..."

"If even the slightest abnormality occurs in any link, it will rapidly transmit and amplify along these highly coupled paths, eventually affecting the stability of the entire system."

"We've been doing local optimizations, like constantly patching a leaking pipe system while ignoring that the entire network architecture itself has problems."

Li Wei stared at the block diagram on the whiteboard, lost in thought.

"You mean we no longer need patches for specific problems, but... a redesign from the system architecture level? To reduce the mutual dependency between modules?"

"Exactly."

Chen Youhua put down the marker, his tone certain.

"enlightenment, pull up the complete architecture diagram of the current system and the analysis of signal dependencies and potential interference paths between all modules."

"Alrighty, Boss! Just a moment~"

enlightenment's voice rang out cheerfully, contrasting with the serious atmosphere.

A few seconds later, an extremely complex three-dimensional mesh diagram appeared on the projection screen. Countless nodes representing different modules were densely connected by lines representing data flows and dependencies, with some lines highlighted in red and labeled with risk levels.

"Based on historical test data and real-time monitoring, forty-seven potential interaction nodes have been identified within the system~"

"Twelve of them are marked as high-risk coupling points, just like intersections that are prone to traffic jams and accidents! They need special attention!"

Wang Zhe looked at the dizzying spider web and couldn't help but gasp.

"This... the complexity is a full order of magnitude higher than I imagined..."

"A typical characteristic of complex systems."

Chen Youhua's tone remained calm, as if he had long anticipated this complexity.

"Each independent module can perform excellently during individual testing, but once integrated into a whole, various non-linear and unexpected interactions emerge. This is the difference between engineering and laboratory prototypes."

He turned to Li Wei and Wang Zhe, his gaze clear and resolute.

"So, our core task next is system decoupling."

"How exactly do we do that?"

Li Wei pressed.

Chen Youhua pondered for a moment before deploying the plan methodically.

"Physical decoupling at the hardware level. Re-evaluate and design the shielding, filtering, and power supply circuits for all sensors."

"Logical decoupling at the software level. Build a multi-level, distributed signal processing and fault-tolerant architecture. Just leave this to enlightenment to design."

"Finally, and most importantly, intelligent decoupling of control strategies."

Introducing an adaptive control algorithm based on real-time state awareness.

"The system needs to be able to dynamically evaluate the operating status and mutual dependency of each module, adjusting control parameters and coupling strength in real-time, and even actively cutting off certain non-critical feedback loops when necessary to prioritize the stability of core functions."

After listening, the frustration on Wang Zhe's face had long been replaced by the excitement brought on by the technical challenge.

"This idea is fantastic! It's equivalent to restructuring the system, separating overly dense connections, and establishing a new, more efficient reflex arc! But... the workload..."

"It will be immense."

Chen Youhua admitted directly, his gaze sweeping over the two of them.

"But this is no longer about patching; it's about fundamentally reshaping the system's robustness. This is the threshold that must be crossed to reach clinical application."

Li Wei nodded.

"Understood. I'll contact the prosthetic companies immediately to re-evaluate the hardware design."

She already seemed to see the vast amount of material compatibility and bioelectromagnetic issues involved.

Wang Zhe also nodded heavily, rubbing his hands in anticipation.

"enlightenment, stop slacking off and get to work! Prioritize helping me simulate the redundancy plan for the Distributed Architecture!"

"Suddenly full of energy, aren't we!"

enlightenment's voice carried a hint of teasing.

"Computing power is ready at any time, Little Zhe-Zhe, but I suggest you have a cup of coffee and calm down first."

Wang Zhe: "...Just get the architecture simulation running first!"