Initiated test health management system and method
First Claim
1. A method for verifying the response capabilities of a control effector, the method comprising the steps of:
- processing, in a test module, at least command data and sensor data associated with the control effector to generate control effector health data representative of control effector health; and
processing the control effector health data in a reasoner to;
(i) selectively indict and clear one or more faults,(ii) determine a failure is uncertain based on the one or more indicted faults,(iii) determine whether one or more test excitation signals will be useful to verify whether the uncertain failure is present or absent,(iv) if one or more test excitation signals will indeed be useful, determine the one or more test excitation signals to supply to the control effector, and(v) supply the one or more test excitation signals to a controller that is in operable communication with the control effector; and
supplying the one or more test excitation signals from the controller to the control effector.
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Abstract
A system and method for verifying the response capabilities of a control effector include processing, in a test module, at least command data and sensor data associated with the control effector to generate control effector health data representative of control effector health. The control effector health data are processed in a reasoner to selectively indict and clear one or more faults, determine a failure is uncertain based on the one or more indicted faults, determine one or more test excitation signals to supply to the control effector to verify whether the uncertain failure is present or absent, and supply the one or more test excitation signals to a controller that is in operable communication with the control effector.
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1. A method for verifying the response capabilities of a control effector, the method comprising the steps of:
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processing, in a test module, at least command data and sensor data associated with the control effector to generate control effector health data representative of control effector health; and processing the control effector health data in a reasoner to; (i) selectively indict and clear one or more faults, (ii) determine a failure is uncertain based on the one or more indicted faults, (iii) determine whether one or more test excitation signals will be useful to verify whether the uncertain failure is present or absent, (iv) if one or more test excitation signals will indeed be useful, determine the one or more test excitation signals to supply to the control effector, and (v) supply the one or more test excitation signals to a controller that is in operable communication with the control effector; and supplying the one or more test excitation signals from the controller to the control effector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for determining the response capabilities of a control effector, comprising:
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a control effector configured, in response to one or more excitation signals, to control the position of one or more devices; a test module configured to receive at least command data and sensor data associated with the control effector, the test module configured, upon receipt of these data, to generate control effector health data representative of control effector health; and a reasoner coupled to receive the control effector health data and configured, in response thereto, to (i) selectively indict and clear one or more faults, (ii) determine a failure is uncertain based on the one or more indicted faults, (iii) determine whether one or more test excitation signals will be useful to verify whether the uncertain failure is present or absent, (iv) if one or more test excitation signals will indeed be useful, determine the one or more test excitation signals to supply to the control effector, and (v) supply the one or more test excitation signals; and a controller in operable communication with the control effector and the reasoner, the controller coupled to receive the one or more test excitation signals from the reasoner and configured, upon receipt thereof, to supply the one or more test excitation signals to the control effector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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