Method for real-time model based structural anomaly detection
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1. A method for real-time model based vehicle structural anomaly detection, comprising:
- monitoring an entirety of a vehicle structure in real-time;
receiving a real-time measurement corresponding to a location on the vehicle structure from among the entirety of the vehicle structure during an operation of the vehicle;
comparing the real-time measurement to expected operation data for the location to provide a modeling error signal of the vehicle structure;
calculating a statistical significance of the modeling error signal based on a Probability of False Alarm (Pfa) to provide an error significance of a vehicle structural anomaly in real-time;
determining a persistence of the error significance based on a user selectable Probability of False Alarm (Pfa) threshold value, wherein the user selectable Pfa threshold depends on a quality of the modeling error signal and a tolerance for false positive indications in real-time; and
indicating the vehicle structural anomaly in real-time, if the persistence exceeds a persistence threshold value of the vehicle structure anomaly.
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Abstract
A system and methods for real-time model based vehicle structural anomaly detection are disclosed. A real-time measurement corresponding to a location on a vehicle structure during an operation of the vehicle is received, and the real-time measurement is compared to expected operation data for the location to provide a modeling error signal. A statistical significance of the modeling error signal to provide an error significance is calculated, and a persistence of the error significance is determined. A structural anomaly is indicated, if the persistence exceeds a persistence threshold value.
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1. A method for real-time model based vehicle structural anomaly detection, comprising:
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monitoring an entirety of a vehicle structure in real-time; receiving a real-time measurement corresponding to a location on the vehicle structure from among the entirety of the vehicle structure during an operation of the vehicle; comparing the real-time measurement to expected operation data for the location to provide a modeling error signal of the vehicle structure; calculating a statistical significance of the modeling error signal based on a Probability of False Alarm (Pfa) to provide an error significance of a vehicle structural anomaly in real-time; determining a persistence of the error significance based on a user selectable Probability of False Alarm (Pfa) threshold value, wherein the user selectable Pfa threshold depends on a quality of the modeling error signal and a tolerance for false positive indications in real-time; and indicating the vehicle structural anomaly in real-time, if the persistence exceeds a persistence threshold value of the vehicle structure anomaly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A real-time model based structural anomaly detection system, comprising:
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a structural anomaly detection module operable to; monitor an entirety of a vehicle structure in real-time; receive a real-time measurement corresponding to a location on the vehicle structure from among the entirety of the vehicle structure during an operation of the vehicle; compare the real-time measurement to expected operation data for the location to provide a modeling error signal of the vehicle structure; calculate a statistical significance of the modeling error signal based on a Probability of False Alarm (Pfa) to provide an error significance of a vehicle structural anomaly in real-time; determine a persistence of the error significance based on a user selectable Probability of False Alarm (Pfa) threshold value if the error significance is below the user selectable Pfa threshold value, wherein the user selectable Pfa threshold on a quality of the modeling error signal and a tolerance for false positive indications in real-time; and indicate the vehicle structural anomaly in real-time, if the persistence exceeds a persistence threshold value of the vehicle structure anomaly; and an anomaly mitigation module operable to activate a control mechanism to compensate for the vehicle structural anomaly, if the vehicle structural anomaly is indicated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for alleviating a vehicle structural anomaly, comprising:
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monitoring an entirety of a vehicle structure in real-time; obtaining a modeling error signal of a location on the vehicle structure from among the entirety of the vehicle structure; assessing a probability that the modeling error signal is significantly away from zero by computing a Probability of False Alarm (Pfa) to provide an error significance of a vehicle structural anomaly; and determining in real-time a persistence of the error significance based on a user selectable Probability of False Alarm (Pfa) threshold value, wherein the user selectable Pfa depends on a quality of the modeling error signal and a tolerance for false positive indications in real-time, by; inputting a unity signal to a first order filter when the error significance falls below the user selectable Pfa threshold value and inputting a zero signal into the first order filter otherwise; and indicating a vehicle structural anomaly condition in real-time when an output of the first order filter is sufficiently close to one, while not indicating the vehicle structural anomaly condition when the output of the first order filter is not sufficiently close to one. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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