Skip to main content
Book cover

Fault-Diagnosis Systems

An Introduction from Fault Detection to Fault Tolerance

  • Textbook
  • © 2006

Overview

  • Textbook from the highly praised father of fault tolerance
  • Combines mathematical profoundness with an orientation towards industrial application
  • With many elaborate examples

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

eBook USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 89.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Fault-Detection Methods

  2. Fault-Diagnosis Methods

  3. Fault-Tolerant Systems

Keywords

About this book

With increasing demands for efficiency and product quality and progressing integration of automatic control systems in high-cost mechatronic and safety-critical processes, the field of supervision (or monitoring), fault detection and fault diagnosis plays an important role.

The book gives an introduction into advanced methods of fault detection and diagnosis (FDD). After definitions of important terms, the reliability, availability, safety and systems integrity of technical processes is considered. Then fault-detection methods for single signals without models like limit and trend checking and with harmonic and stochastic models, like Fourier analysis, correlation and wavelets are treated. This is followed by fault detection with process models using the relationships between signals like parameter estimation, parity equations, observers and principal component analysis. The treated fault-diagnosis methods include classification methods from Bayes classification to neural networks with decision trees and inference methods from approximate reasoning with fuzzy logic to hybrid fuzzy-neuro systems.

Especially for safety-critical processes fault-tolerant systems are required. Basic redundant structures like n-out-of-m systems, cold and hot standby are considered and ways to design fault-tolerant sensors, actuators and control systems are outlined.

Several practical examples for fault detection and diagnosis of DC motor drives, a centrifugal pump, automotive suspension and tire show applications.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Automatisierungstechnik Fachgebiet Regelungstechnik und Prozessautomatisierung, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

    Rolf Isermann

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us