Model-based diagnostic system with automated procedures for next test selection
First Claim
1. A diagnostic system that enables selection of one or more components in the device under test for replacement and a selection of one or more next tests from among a set of diagnostic tests not yet applied to a device under test in response to a test result for each of a subset of the diagnostic tests that have been applied to the device under test wherein each diagnostic test covers a portion of one or more of the components, and in response to a set of patterns of test results and good/bad states of the components and a frequency of occurrence indication for each pattern.
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Abstract
A model-based diagnostic system that enables selection of components for replacement and selection of the next test to apply to a device under test based on economic costs associated with replacing components and conducting tests.
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25 Claims
- 1. A diagnostic system that enables selection of one or more components in the device under test for replacement and a selection of one or more next tests from among a set of diagnostic tests not yet applied to a device under test in response to a test result for each of a subset of the diagnostic tests that have been applied to the device under test wherein each diagnostic test covers a portion of one or more of the components, and in response to a set of patterns of test results and good/bad states of the components and a frequency of occurrence indication for each pattern.
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5. A diagnostic system that enables a selection of one or more next tests from among a set of diagnostic tests not yet applied to a device under test in response to a test result for each of a subset of the diagnostic tests that have been applied to the device under test wherein each diagnostic test covers a portion of one or more of the components, and in response to a set of patterns of test results and good/bad states of the components and a frequency of occurrence indication for each pattern wherein the next tests are provided to a user in a table that includes an identifier of each next test and a goodness indication for each next test and wherein the goodness indication is a graphical display element that indicates the relative goodness among the next tests.
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8. A diagnostic system that enables a selection of one or more next tests from among a set of diagnostic tests not yet applied to a device under test in response to a test result for each of a subset of the diagnostic tests that have been applied to the device under test wherein each diagnostic test covers a portion of one or more of the components, and in response to a set of patterns of test results and good/bad states of the components and a frequency of occurrence indication for each pattern wherein for each diagnostic test not yet applied the selection of the next test includes the steps of:
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determining a first probability that the diagnostic test not yet applied will fail given the test results; determining a second probability that the diagnostic test not yet applied will pass given the test results; determining a first proportion of diagnoses that will be correct if the diagnostic test not yet applied is applied next and fails; determining a second proportion of diagnoses that will be correct if the diagnostic test not yet applied is applied next and passes; determining an expected proportion of correct diagnoses if the diagnostic test not yet applied is applied next given the first and second probabilities and the first and second proportions. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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- 10. A diagnostic system that enables a selection of one or more next tests from among a set of diagnostic tests not yet applied to a device under test in response to a test result for each of a subset of the diagnostic tests that have been applied to the device under test wherein each diagnostic test covers a portion of one or more of the components, and in response to a set of patterns of test results and good/bad states of the components and a frequency of occurrence indication for each pattern and wherein the patterns of test results and good/bad states of the components and the frequency of occurrence indication for each pattern are generated by a statistical simulation of the test results and probable good/bad states in response to a probability of failure of each component and a set of test coverage information for the diagnostic tests.
- 15. A diagnostic system that enables a determination of one or more most-likely bad components from among a set of components in a device under test in response to a test result for each of a set diagnostic tests that have been applied to the device under test wherein each diagnostic test covers a portion of one or more of the components, and in response to a set of patterns of test results and good/bad states of the components and a frequency of occurrence indication for each pattern, and in response to an indication of economic costs associated with replacing each component.
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