System and method for detecting vehicle system faults
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1. A method for detecting vehicle system faults, the method comprising:
- detecting a predetermined characteristic of a vehicle with one or more sensors onboard the vehicle;
obtaining a plurality of sensor signals corresponding to the predetermined characteristic from the one or more sensors;
receiving, with a processor onboard the vehicle, the plurality of sensor signals from the one or more sensors onboard the vehicle;
thresholding, with the processor, the plurality of sensor signals for each respective sensor substantially in real time;
identifying transient instabilities in the dynamics of the plurality of sensor signals by generating, with the processor, abnormal derivative frequency values for each of the plurality of thresholded sensor signals in real time, where the transient instabilities are within a predetermined normal operating range of the one or more sensors, and determining an operational status of at least each of the one or more sensors based on the abnormal derivative frequency values identifying the transient instabilities; and
communicating the operational status of the one or more sensors to an operator or crew member of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method for detecting vehicle system faults includes receiving, with a processor, a plurality of sensor signals from one or more sensors; thresholding, with the processor, the plurality of sensor signals for each respective sensor substantially in real time; and generating, with the processor, abnormal derivative frequency values for each of the plurality of thresholded sensor signals in real time and determining an operational status of at least each of the one or more sensors based on the abnormal derivative frequency values.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for detecting vehicle system faults, the method comprising:
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detecting a predetermined characteristic of a vehicle with one or more sensors onboard the vehicle; obtaining a plurality of sensor signals corresponding to the predetermined characteristic from the one or more sensors; receiving, with a processor onboard the vehicle, the plurality of sensor signals from the one or more sensors onboard the vehicle; thresholding, with the processor, the plurality of sensor signals for each respective sensor substantially in real time; identifying transient instabilities in the dynamics of the plurality of sensor signals by generating, with the processor, abnormal derivative frequency values for each of the plurality of thresholded sensor signals in real time, where the transient instabilities are within a predetermined normal operating range of the one or more sensors, and determining an operational status of at least each of the one or more sensors based on the abnormal derivative frequency values identifying the transient instabilities; and communicating the operational status of the one or more sensors to an operator or crew member of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
transforming the time series of abnormal derivative frequency values into abnormal derivative frequency vectors by time shifting, with overlapping time steps, a time window having a predetermined size across the time series of abnormal derivative frequency values.
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8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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classifying the abnormal derivative frequency values for each of the plurality thresholded sensor signals as being normal or abnormal; and predicting, based on classified abnormal derivative frequency values, an impending fault in a component of a system in which a respective one of the one or more sensors is located.
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9. The method of claim 8, further comprising thresholding, with the processor, the abnormal derivative frequency values for each of the plurality of thresholded sensor signals to effect classification of a respective abnormal derivative frequency value.
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10. A fault detection system comprising:
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one or more sensors onboard a vehicle, the one or more sensors being configured to detect a predetermined characteristic of the vehicle and generate a plurality of sensor signals corresponding to the predetermined characteristic; a processor onboard the vehicle configured to receive the plurality of sensor signals from the one or more sensors; a thresholding module of the processor configured to threshold the plurality sensor signals for each respective sensor in substantially real time; and an abnormal derivative computation module of the processor configured to identify transient instabilities in the dynamics of the plurality of sensor signals by determining abnormal derivative frequency values for each of the plurality of thresholded sensor signals in substantially real time, where the transient instabilities are within a predetermined normal operating range of the one or more sensors, wherein the processor is configured to determine an operational status of at least each of the one or more sensors based on the abnormal derivative frequency values and communicate the operational status of the one or more sensors to an operator or crew members of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A fault detection system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors disposed in one or more vehicle systems of an aerospace, marine or land-based vehicle, each of the plurality of sensors being configured to detect a predetermined characteristics of the aerospace, marine or land-based vehicle and generate a plurality sensor signals corresponding to the predetermined characteristic; and a processor in one or more of the vehicle systems, the processor being configured to receive the plurality of sensor signals from the plurality of sensors, the processor being configured to threshold the plurality of sensor signals for each respective sensor in substantially real time, identity transient instabilities in the dynamics of the plurality of sensor signals by determining abnormal derivative frequency values for each of the plurality of thresholded sensor signals in substantially real time, where the transient instabilities are within a predetermined normal operating range of the one or more sensors, and determine an operational status of at least each of the one or more vehicle systems based on the abnormal derivative frequency values and communicate the operational status of the one or more sensors to an operator or crew member of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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