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Fault diagnostics of dynamic system operation using a fault tree based method
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posted on 2012-01-20, 14:53 authored by Emma E. Hurdle, Lisa JacksonLisa Jackson, J.D. AndrewsFor conventional systems, their availability can be considerably improved by reducing the time taken to restore the system to the working state when faults occur. Fault identification can be a significant proportion of the time taken in the repair process. Having diagnosed the problem the restoration of the system back to its fully functioning condition can then take place. This paper expands the capability of previous approaches to fault detection and identification using fault trees for application to dynamically changing systems. The technique has two phases. The first phase is modelling and preparation carried out offline. This gathers information on the effects that sub-system failure will have on the system performance. Causes of the sub-system failures are developed in the form of fault trees. The second phase is application. Sensors are installed on the system to provide information about current system performance from which the potential causes can be deduced. A simple system example is used to demonstrate the features of the method. To illustrate the potential for the method to deal with additional system complexity and redundancy, a section from an aircraft fuel system is used. A discussion of the results is provided.
History
School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Citation
HURDLE, E.E, BARTLETT, L.M. and ANDREWS, J.D., 2009. Fault diagnostics of dynamic system operation using a fault tree based method. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 94 (9), pp. 1371 - 1380Publisher
© ElsevierVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publication date
2009Notes
This article is closed access, it was published in the journal Reliability Engineering and System Safety [© Elsevier]. The definitive version is available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0951832009000313ISSN
0951-8320Publisher version
Language
- en