Process and device for identifying faults in a complex system
First Claim
1. A process for identifying faults in a complex system containing a plurality of elements connected together, a process according to which:
- a) said complex system is divided into a plurality of sets of elements, each of said sets being capable of issuing, upon a fault relating directly or indirectly to at least one of the elements of this set, a fault cue;
b) all the fault cues issued are centralized;
c) the fault cues issued during a predetermined period and which relate to one and the same faulty element are grouped together; and
d) for each of said groupings carried out, the element which is actually faulty and which is at the origin of the relevant fault cues is determined,wherein;
a fault cue includes an identification indicator, designating the element which the set regards as being faulty, and an origin indicator designating said issuing set;
in step c);
the fault cues for which the identification indicator of one of said fault cues corresponds to the origin indicator of another of said fault cues are grouped together, respectively in first data groups, and, for each first data group thus formed, the fault cues, not already grouped together, for which the identification indicator corresponds to the identification indicator of one of said fault cues of the group, is added thereto; and
fault cues which are not grouped together in said first data groups for which the identification indicators are the same, are grouped together, respectively in second data groups, each of said first and second data groups thus formed containing fault cues having as origin the fault of one and the same element; and
in step d), the element which is actually faulty is;
for the fault cues which were not able to be grouped together, the element designated by the identification indicator;
for the first data groups, either the element designated by the identification indicator which, as the case may be, does not correspond to any origin indicator of the group, or, when a fault cue of the group contains an identification indicator and an origin indicator which are identical, the element designated by these identical indicators; and
for the second data groups, the element designated in a common manner by the identification indicators.
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Abstract
A process and device for identifying faults in a complex system containing a plurality of elements connected together are disclosed. The device has a centralized processing station monitoring a system of complex elements which issue fault cues, within a predetermined time, to the central processing station. The fault cues are composed of an identification indicator and an origin indicator that allow the fault cues to be grouped together on the basis of their respective indicators for making a determination as to the origin of the fault. The system aide in the diagnosis and correction of a fault in a complex system, which are involved in locating and repairing such faults.
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9 Claims
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1. A process for identifying faults in a complex system containing a plurality of elements connected together, a process according to which:
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a) said complex system is divided into a plurality of sets of elements, each of said sets being capable of issuing, upon a fault relating directly or indirectly to at least one of the elements of this set, a fault cue; b) all the fault cues issued are centralized; c) the fault cues issued during a predetermined period and which relate to one and the same faulty element are grouped together; and d) for each of said groupings carried out, the element which is actually faulty and which is at the origin of the relevant fault cues is determined, wherein; a fault cue includes an identification indicator, designating the element which the set regards as being faulty, and an origin indicator designating said issuing set; in step c); the fault cues for which the identification indicator of one of said fault cues corresponds to the origin indicator of another of said fault cues are grouped together, respectively in first data groups, and, for each first data group thus formed, the fault cues, not already grouped together, for which the identification indicator corresponds to the identification indicator of one of said fault cues of the group, is added thereto; and fault cues which are not grouped together in said first data groups for which the identification indicators are the same, are grouped together, respectively in second data groups, each of said first and second data groups thus formed containing fault cues having as origin the fault of one and the same element; and in step d), the element which is actually faulty is; for the fault cues which were not able to be grouped together, the element designated by the identification indicator; for the first data groups, either the element designated by the identification indicator which, as the case may be, does not correspond to any origin indicator of the group, or, when a fault cue of the group contains an identification indicator and an origin indicator which are identical, the element designated by these identical indicators; and for the second data groups, the element designated in a common manner by the identification indicators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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