METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTINOUSLY ESTIMATING PERSISTENT AND INTERMITTENT FAILURE PROBABILITIES FOR PRODUCTION RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method for estimating failure probabilities for resources in a production system, the method comprising:
- maintaining a set of four count values for each of a plurality of resources in a production system, the four count values for each individual resource m including;
a first count value m1, indicating a number of plans where the resource m was used and failed,a second count value m10 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was used and succeeded,a third count value m01 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was not used and failed, anda fourth count value m00 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was not used and succeeded;
for each plan executed in the production system, incrementing a select one of the count values for each of the resources based on a list of resources used in the plan and the success or failure of the plan;
for each resource, estimating a current fault probability value for single or multiple, persistent or intermittent faults based on at least one of the corresponding set of count values; and
storing the current fault probability values for the resources.
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Abstract
Production control systems and methods are presented for estimation of production resource failure probabilities in which a set of four count values are maintained and updated for each resource including a first count value m11 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was used and failed, a second count value m10 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was used and succeeded, a third count value m01 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was not used and failed, and a fourth count value m00 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was not used and succeeded, and the current fault probability for each resource is estimated and stored for single or multiple, persistent or intermittent faults based on the corresponding count values.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for estimating failure probabilities for resources in a production system, the method comprising:
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maintaining a set of four count values for each of a plurality of resources in a production system, the four count values for each individual resource m including; a first count value m1, indicating a number of plans where the resource m was used and failed, a second count value m10 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was used and succeeded, a third count value m01 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was not used and failed, and a fourth count value m00 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was not used and succeeded; for each plan executed in the production system, incrementing a select one of the count values for each of the resources based on a list of resources used in the plan and the success or failure of the plan; for each resource, estimating a current fault probability value for single or multiple, persistent or intermittent faults based on at least one of the corresponding set of count values; and storing the current fault probability values for the resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A self-diagnosing production control system for controlling operation of a production system to achieve one or more production goals and to diagnose failure status of production resources, the control system comprising:
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a planner operatively coupled with the production system to provide plans for execution in the production system; a plant model operatively coupled with the planner and including a model of a plant of the production system; and a diagnosis engine operatively coupled with the planner, the production system, and the model, the diagnosis engine comprising; a belief model including a current fault probability value for single or multiple, persistent or intermittent faults for each of a plurality of resources in the production system, and a plant condition estimation component comprising a set of four count values for each of a plurality of resources in the production system, the four count values for each individual resource m including a first count value m11 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was used and failed, a second count value m10 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was used and succeeded, a third count value m01 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was not used and failed, and a fourth count value m00 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was not used and succeeded; the plant condition estimation component being operative to receive a list of resources used in a plan executed in the plant and the success or failure of the plan, and for each plan executed in the production system, to increment a select one of the count values for each of the resources based on a list of resources used in the plan and the success or failure of the plan, and to estimate a current fault probability value for single or multiple, persistent or intermittent faults based on at least one of the corresponding set of count values, and to store the current fault probability values for the resources. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing the steps of:
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maintaining a set of four count values for each of a plurality of resources in a production system, the four count values for each individual resource m including; a first count value m11 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was used and failed, a second count value m10 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was used and succeeded, a third count value m01 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was not used and failed, and a fourth count value m00 indicating a number of plans where the resource m was not used and succeeded; for each plan executed in the production system, incrementing a select one of the count values for each of the resources based on a list of resources used in the plan and the success or failure of the plan; for each resource, estimating a current fault probability value for single or multiple, persistent or intermittent faults based on at least one of the corresponding set of count values; and storing the current fault probability values for the resources. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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