Fault detection with model parameter structured uncertainties

This paper focuses on an original fault detection method, able to take into account parameter uncertainties described by bounded variables. Intervals offer an attractive alternative for uncertain modelling and allow a straightforward generation of adaptive thresholds. This method is based on the parity space approach. The original point treated herein concerns the choice of the parity matrix, according to uncertain matrices of state representations. After expressing external forms of parity relations, interval arithmetic is used to evaluate internal forms and to deduce residual enclosures delimiting normal operation field. Then, we stress on the problems caused by dependencies between interval variables.