Title :
An embedded automatic SBT diagnosis system for analog circuits
Author :
Alippi, Cesare ; Catelani, Marcantonio ; Fort, Ada ; Singuaroli, Roberto ; Trotta, Lacopo
Author_Institution :
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper the realization of an automatic fault diagnosis system assembled by using inexpensive components is suggested The system implements a Simulation Before Test fault diagnosis method based on sensitivity inspection and an artificial neural network classifier to detect and localize the presence of faults. The method can be successfully applied both to linear and non-linear analog circuits.
Keywords :
analogue circuits; automatic test equipment; circuit simulation; fault diagnosis; radial basis function networks; transfer functions; analog circuits; artificial neural network classifier; automatic fault diagnosis system; embedded automatic system; fault dictionary; feature selection method; microcontroller; sensitivity inspection; simulation before test fault diagnosis; transfer function; Analog circuits; Artificial neural networks; Assembly systems; Automatic testing; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Electrical fault detection; Fault diagnosis; Inspection; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2004. IMTC 04. Proceedings of the 21st IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8248-X
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2004.1351516