Intelligent integrated diagnostics
First Claim
1. A diagnostics system comprising:
- a topological map of a target system that has nodes that correspond to components of the target system and links that correspond to connections between the components;
a knowledge store that has a structure that reflects or corresponds to that of the topological map, the store having a plurality of sections or libraries each of which is provided for storing data associated with one of the nodes defined in the topological map;
means for receiving data from one or more sensors on the target system;
means for including either the received data in the topological map and/or data that is a function of that received data, andmeans for diagnosing faults using the data in the topological map and the knowledge store.
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Abstract
A diagnostics system comprising a topological map of a target system that has nodes (38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48) that correspond to components (29, 30, 32, 34, 36) of the target system and links that correspond to connections between the components. Associated with the topological map is a knowledge store (50) that has a structure that reflects or corresponds to that of the topological map. Included in this store (50) is a plurality of sections or libraries each of which is provided for storing design specific data associated with one of the nodes (38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48) of the topological map. Data received from one or more sensors on the target system is included in the topological map, and used together with the design specific information in the knowledge store to diagnose faults.
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15 Claims
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1. A diagnostics system comprising:
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a topological map of a target system that has nodes that correspond to components of the target system and links that correspond to connections between the components; a knowledge store that has a structure that reflects or corresponds to that of the topological map, the store having a plurality of sections or libraries each of which is provided for storing data associated with one of the nodes defined in the topological map; means for receiving data from one or more sensors on the target system; means for including either the received data in the topological map and/or data that is a function of that received data, and means for diagnosing faults using the data in the topological map and the knowledge store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for diagnosing faults involving:
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storing a topological map of a target system that has nodes that correspond to components of the target system and links that correspond to connections between the components; storing a knowledge store that has a structure that reflects or corresponds to that of the topological map, the store having a plurality of sections or libraries each of which is provided for storing data, preferably component specific design data, associated with one of the nodes defined in the topological map; receiving data from one or more sensors on the target system; including the received data in the topological map, and/or data that is a function of that received data, and diagnosing faults using the data in the topological map and the knowledge store.
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15. A computer program, preferably on a data carrier or a non-transitory computer readable medium, for diagnosing faults in a target system, the computer program having code or instructions for:
- receiving data from one or more sensors on the target system;
including the received data in a topological map of the target system, the map having nodes that correspond to components of the target system and links that correspond to connections between the components and diagnosing faults using the data in the topological map and a knowledge store, the knowledge store having a structure that reflects or corresponds to that of the topological map, the store having a plurality of sections or libraries each of which is provided for storing data, preferably component specific design data, associated with one of the nodes defined in the topological map.
- receiving data from one or more sensors on the target system;
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