ABSTRACT This research presents a three-fold contribution: the hardware realization of an East Asian systemic model, its performance validation, and its proposal as a novel industrial paradigm. First, we formalize the Wu-Xing (Five-Element, known internationally as Gogyo) philosophy into a deterministic 10-state digital circuit (5 generative + 5 constraining relations), innovatively mapping its "balance of forces" concept onto XOR-based logic gates. Synthesized on an Altera Cyclone IV FPGA, the core occupies only 42 logic elements (0. 67% utilization), consumes <5 mW, and achieves 100% state transition accuracy. Second, we transcend this specific implementation to propose the Embedded Balance Arbiter (EBA) — a hardware coprocessor paradigm characterized by non-intrusive bus-sniffing, two-level arbitration (Advisory "Yellow Flag" / Safety Override "Red Flag"), ultra-low power, and physical isolation. Third, we demonstrate the EBA's potential via a conceptual blueprint for hybrid electric vehicle drivetrains, where it diagnoses systemic imbalances (e. g. , "low-battery jerk") to issue proactive suggestions or enforce safety overrides. This positions the EBA as a complementary class to existing watchdog timers and safety-island modules, offering a potential 10³ x lower power budget while providing system-wide relational semantics rather than single-point threshold monitoring. The work provides a complete template for converting cultural systematics into engineering primitives and introduces a new direction for safety-critical design in cyber-physical systems.
Wenjia Jiang (Thu,) studied this question.