An expert system for testing industrial processes and determining sensor status

A method and system for monitoring both an industrial process and a sensor. The method and system include determining a minimum number of sensor pairs needed to test the industrial process as well as the sensor for evaluating the state of operation of both. The technique further includes generating...

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Main Authors KENNETH C GROSS, RALPH M. SINGER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.07.1999
Edition6
Subjects
CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
CONTROLLING
FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS
MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS
PHYSICS
REGULATING
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Summary:A method and system for monitoring both an industrial process and a sensor. The method and system include determining a minimum number of sensor pairs needed to test the industrial process as well as the sensor for evaluating the state of operation of both. The technique further includes generating a first and second signal characteristic of an industrial process variable. After obtaining two signals associated with one physical variable, a difference function is obtained by determining the arithmetic difference between the pair of signals over time. A frequency domain transformation is made of the difference function to obtain Fourier modes describing a composite function. A residual function is obtained by subtracting the composite function from the difference function and the residual function (free of nonwhite noise) is analyzed by a statistical probability ratio test.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU19960073955