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Runtime Assurance (Simplex)

A certified simple controller that provably takes over when the learned policy is unverified.

STRATEGY / SLOW ▲ ▼ MICROSECOND REAL-TIMEL7Ecosystem & Strategytelemetry ▲ control ▼open ▸L6Experience & Visualizationtelemetry ▲ control ▼open ▸L5Applications & Copilotstelemetry ▲ control ▼open ▸L4Orchestrationtelemetry ▲ control ▼open ▸L3Twin Modeling & AItelemetry ▲ control ▼open ▸L2Data Fabrictelemetry ▲ control ▼open ▸L1Control Planetelemetry ▲ control ▼open ▸L0Foundationtelemetry ▲ control ▼open ▸PHYSICAL S.M.A.R.T. GENERATOR PLANTBREEDER · HYPERION1R0 1.2 m · A 2.5 · 16.84 T · δ −0.30BURNER · TANDEM MIRROR2317 T throat · 26.49 T plug · fₙ 5.44% · DEC1 center stack + plasma · 2 high-field plug · 3 expander → direct converterCOLOR GRAMMAR strategy AI-workflow infra/data models reactor/DECLINE SEMANTICStelemetry (µs)controlKRONOS FUSION ENERGYAI-NATIVE S.M.A.R.T. GENERATORMASTER BLUEPRINTSHEET 01REV. 2026-08L0-L7 · 2 MACHINES
The AI-Native S.M.A.R.T. Generator Master Blueprint — eight layers (L0→L7), one control stack, wired to both machines. Telemetry rises in microseconds; control descends the same path.

Category: A · methodology  ·  Plugs into: L1 / L4  ·  Horizon: FOAK  ·  Status: on the roadmap — not yet built

What it is

The Simplex architecture pairs a high-performance but hard-to-verify AI controller with a simple, formally verified baseline controller, and a decision module that switches to the baseline whenever the state nears the boundary of the verified-safe region.

The method

A verified recovery controller plus switching logic proven to keep the state inside the safe set: the AI runs in the performance region, the certified baseline runs in the safety region.

Why it matters

It lets Kronos deploy powerful, imperfectly-verified models without betting safety on them — the certified fallback is always underneath. Plugs into L1 (the switch) and L4 (the baseline).

Formally

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u = π_AI  if  x ∈ X_perf ,  else  π_safe
Content reviewed August 2026 · design-and-simulation stage