Predictive analysis system and method for analyzing and detecting machine sensor failures

A system for performing predictive analysis and diagnostics, the system comprising:

• a plurality of sensors communicatively coupled to a vehicle electronics unit, the plurality of sensors each being configured to generate at least one first signal indicative of a first sensed condition and at least one second signal indicative of a second sensed condition;
• a remote central processing system coupled to the vehicle electronics unit, the remote central processing system comprising a remote processor and a remote data storage device, wherein the remote central processing system is configured to receive each of the at least one first and second signals;
• storing a digital representation of the first signal in a data storage device;
• and
• a predictive diagnostic unit arranged in the remote data storage device, the predictive diagnostic unit comprising machine readable instructions that, when executed by the remote processor, cause the system to:
• partition the second signal into a predetermined number of successive time intervals;
• generate a similarity value based on a comparative analysis of the second signal and the first signal;
• and
• determine an estimated degree of failure of a machine component based in part on a computed average of the similarity value.