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Process diagnosis system and method for the diagnosis of processes and states in an technical process

  • US 6,108,616 A
  • Filed: 07/27/1998
  • Issued: 08/22/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process diagnosis system for the diagnosis of processes and states of a technical process controlled by a process control system having a plurality of components, the process diagnosis system comprising:

  • a multi-agent system structured in accordance with a process and having a plurality of autonomous diagnostic agents distributed over a plurality of components of a process control system controlling the process;

    said diagnostic agents each having a sensor module for the acquisition of process values and messages from the process control system, an actuator module for reacting on the process, a communications module for exchanging information between said diagnostic agents, an intentions module for storing task and objective programs of said diagnostic agents, and a processing module connected to said sensor module, said actuator module, said communications module and said intentions module, said processing module storing a process model, storing information about the process and diagnostic tasks and carrying out diagnostic functions; and

    said processing module having an integrated neural network for learning a reference behavior of the components of the process being monitored and for enabling automatic adaptation to a new reference behavior.

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