Intelligent integrated diagnostics
AssigneesSeeByte, Ltd., Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh
InventorsKelvin Hamilton, Keith Brown, Nick Taylor, David Lane
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Abstract
A diagnostic tools and methods are disclosed. The diagnostic tool is configured or operable to nominate a commonly connected component in a target system as being faulty if more than a pre-determined number of active components connected to the commonly connected component appear faulty.
Claims10
A method for diagnosing faults in a target system comprising:
- receiving sensor data for sensors in the target system;
- using the received data to generate system specific data;
- searching for potentially faulty components by applying a plurality of diagnostic tools to the received and/or generated data, which tools are operable to nominate components that are potentially faulty;
- storing a fault suspicion indicator for each component that is nominated as being faulty;
- focusing the search for potentially faulty components using details of the nominated faulty components, preferably component specific design information and
- creating a list of potentially faulty components based on the results of the steps of searching and focusing.
A diagnostics system for detecting and/or diagnosing faults in a target system, the system being configured or operable to:
- receive sensor data for sensors in the target system;
- generate system specific data, using the received data;
- search for potentially faulty components by applying a plurality of diagnostic tools to the received and/or generated data, which tools are operable to nominate components that are potentially faulty;
- store a fault suspicion indicator for each component that is nominated as being faulty;
- focus the search for potentially faulty components using details of the nominated faulty components and create a list of potentially faulty components based on the results of the steps of searching and focusing.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program, for diagnosing faults in a target system, the computer program having code or instructions for:
- processing data received from one or more sensors on the target system to generate system specific data;
- searching for potentially faulty components by applying a plurality of diagnostic tools to the received and/or generated data, which tools are operable to nominate components that are potentially faulty;
- storing a fault suspicion indicator for each component that is nominated as being faulty;
- focusing the search for potentially faulty components using details of the nominated faulty components and
- creating a list of potentially faulty components based on the results of the steps of searching and focusing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.