Prediction of functional availability of complex system
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1. A method for predicting the functional availability of a vehicle having a plurality of subsystems, comprising:
- generating, by each of the plurality of subsystems, a plurality of binary values corresponding to the functional availability of the respective subsystem;
converting, by a plurality of prognostic generation modules each coupled to one of the plurality of subsystems, parameters for their respective subsystem from the plurality of binary values to a plurality of prognostic vectors, each corresponding to one of the plurality of subsystems;
converting, by an availability prediction module, at least a portion of a Boolean availability expression into an equivalent fuzzy output expression, the fuzzy output expression operable on the plurality of prognostic vectors; and
predicting, by the availability prediction module, the functional availability of the vehicle based upon the plurality of prognostic vectors and the fuzzy output expression.
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A method, system, and computer program product for predicting the functional availability of a complex system is provided. Parameters of the complex system are converted from a plurality of binary values to at least one prognostic vector. At least a portion of a binary input expression is converted into an equivalent fuzzy output expression, the fuzzy output expression operable on the at least one prognostic vector.
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1. A method for predicting the functional availability of a vehicle having a plurality of subsystems, comprising:
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generating, by each of the plurality of subsystems, a plurality of binary values corresponding to the functional availability of the respective subsystem; converting, by a plurality of prognostic generation modules each coupled to one of the plurality of subsystems, parameters for their respective subsystem from the plurality of binary values to a plurality of prognostic vectors, each corresponding to one of the plurality of subsystems; converting, by an availability prediction module, at least a portion of a Boolean availability expression into an equivalent fuzzy output expression, the fuzzy output expression operable on the plurality of prognostic vectors; and predicting, by the availability prediction module, the functional availability of the vehicle based upon the plurality of prognostic vectors and the fuzzy output expression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for predicting the functional availability of a vehicle having a plurality of subsystems, comprising:
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a plurality of prognostic vector generators, each prognostic vector generator coupled to one of the plurality of subsystems, adapted for converting binary values corresponding to parameters of each subsystem to at least one prognostic vector; a fuzzy converter, in communication with the plurality of prognostic vector generators, adapted for converting at least a portion of a Boolean availability expression into an equivalent fuzzy output expression, the fuzzy output expression operable on the at least one prognostic vector; and an availability prediction module in communication with the fuzzy converter and the plurality of prognostic vector generators, configured to predict the functional availability of the vehicle based upon the at least one prognostic vectors and the fuzzy output expression. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for predicting the functional availability of a complex system, the complex system including a plurality of subsystems, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for converting parameters generated by each of the plurality of subsystems from a plurality of binary values to at least one prognostic vector; a second executable portion for converting at least a portion of a Boolean availability expression into an equivalent fuzzy output expression, the fuzzy output expression operable on the at least one prognostic vector; and a third executable portion predicting the functional availability of the complex system based upon the at least one prognostic vector and the fuzzy output expression. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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