• DocumentCode
    1128731
  • Title

    A Simplified Instrument Failure Detection Scheme

  • Author

    Clark, R.N.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Washington
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    7/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    558
  • Lastpage
    563
  • Abstract
    A simplified version of the dedicated observer scheme for detecting incipient instrument failures in automatic systems is presented. This scheme requires only a single observer, driven by a single instrument. Simple logical combinations of estimated instrument outputs from the observer with the actual instrument outputs allow small faults in all the instruments to be detected. Tests on a simulation of a practical system indicate the scheme is robust with respect to a small uncertainty in a dynamic parameter of the controlled plant.
  • Keywords
    Boats; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; Fault detection; Instruments; Logic circuits; Observers; State estimation; System testing; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1978.308680
  • Filename
    4102008