Patent
1994-08-02
1996-08-06
Beausoliel, Jr., Robert W.
395 51, 395912, G06C 1500, G06F 1100
Patent
active
055443087
ABSTRACT:
A method for automated diagnosis of faults in a system containing repairable parts is performed by selecting a set of faults representing all known failures which can occur among the parts of the system, characterized by symptom data representing the expected passing or failing results for tests applied at selected test locations in the system, generating a fault/symptom matrix of the set of faults mapped to the expected passing and failing results for the selected test locations, then performing actual tests one or more test locations and correlating the actual passing or failing test results to the fault/symptom matrix in order to identify a suspect list of faults. Additional tests may be performed until the suspect list cannot be reduced further. For efficiency, the tests are selected according to which have most diagnostic significance. The design data for the parts of the system are captured and the fault/symptom matrix is preprocessed for diagnostic efficiency and speed during run time. The diagnostic method can be implemented on a single microchip and embedded in a system for on-line diagnosis during system operation, for equipment testing, or even operator training.
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deMare Gregory
Giordano Gerard J.
Giordano John P.
Granieri Michael N.
Levy Ford
Beausoliel, Jr. Robert W.
Fisch Alan M.
Giordano Automation Corp.
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