Method for automatically monitoring at least one component of a physical system

A method for automatic monitoring of at least one component of a physical system,

• where at least one sensor automatically monitors a characteristic of a component of a physical system and emits an electrical signal corresponding to a value of the characteristic via a measurement chain connected to a data reader of a computer system, which electrical signal is read by the data reader at a computer system, processed by the computer system and then output by the computer system to be saved as a data file in a data record of the computer system,
• where subsequently in a first checking step the computer system checks the data file of the data record for first errors caused by the preceding processing by the computer system,
• where subsequently in a second checking step the computer system checks the data file of the data record for second errors that result from problems with the at least one sensor and the measurement chain,
• where subsequently in a third checking step the computer system checks the data file of the data record for third errors that result from problems with the component, and
• where subsequently in a fourth checking step the first, second and third errors are checked against one another and known data for possible errors to isolate an error source and are either rejected if the isolated error source is not deemed sensible in light of the first, second and third errors or known data or output as an error message with reference to the isolated error source;
• wherein the computer system automatically takes corrective action to correct the isolated error source.