A comprehensive diagnosis methodology for complex hybrid systems

  • Authors:
  • Matthew J. Daigle;Indranil Roychoudhury;Gautam Biswas;Xenofon D. Koutsoukos;Ann Patterson-Hine;Scott Poll

  • Affiliations:
  • University of California, Santa Cruz, CA and NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA;SGT, Inc., Greenbelt, MD and NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA;Institute for Software Integrated Systems and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN;Institute for Software Integrated Systems and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN;NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA;NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans - Special issue on model-based diagnostics
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The application of model-based diagnosis schemes to real systems introduces many significant challenges, such as building accurate system models for heterogeneous systems with complex behaviors, dealing with noisy measurements and disturbances, and producing valuable results in a timely manner with limited information and computational resources. The Advanced Diagnostics and Prognostics Testbed (ADAPT), which was deployed at the NASA Ames Research Center, is a representative spacecraft electrical power distribution system that embodies a number of these challenges. ADAPT contains a large number of interconnected components, and a set of circuit breakers and relays that enable a number of distinct power distribution configurations. The system includes electrical dc and ac loads, mechanical subsystems (such as motors), and fluid systems (such as pumps). The system components are susceptible to different types of faults, i.e., unexpected changes in parameter values, discrete faults in switching elements, and sensor faults. This paper presents Hybrid TRANSCEND, which is a comprehensive model-based diagnosis scheme to address these challenges. The scheme uses the hybrid bond graph modeling language to systematically develop computational models and algorithms for hybrid state estimation, robust fault detection, and efficient fault isolation. The computational methods are implemented as a suite of software tools that enable diagnostic analysis and testing through simulation, diagnosability studies, and deployment on the experimental testbed. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the methodology.