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Fault Detection, Diagnosis and Fault Tolerance Approaches in Dynamic Systems based on Black-Box Models
In this dissertation new contributions to the research area of fault detection and diagnosis in
dynamic systems are presented. The main research effort has been done on the development
of new on-line model-based fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) approaches based on blackbox
models (linear ARX models, and neural nonlinear ARX models). From a theoretical point
of view a white-box model is more desirable to perform the FDD tasks, but in most cases it is
very hard, or even impossible, to obtain. When the systems are complex, or difficult to model,
modelling based on black-box models is usually a good and often the only alternative. The
performance of the system identification methods plays a crucial role in the FDD methods
proposed.
Great research efforts have been made on the development of linear and nonlinear FDD
approaches to detect and diagnose multiplicative (parametric) faults, since most of the past
research work has been done focused on additive faults on sensors and actuators.
The main pre-requisites for the FDD methods developed are: a) the on-line application in a
real-time environment for systems under closed-loop control; b) the algorithms must be
implemented in discrete time, and the plants are systems in continuous time; c) a two or three
dimensional space for visualization and interpretation of the fault symptoms. An engineering
and pragmatic view of FDD approaches has been followed, and some new theoretical
contributions are presented in this dissertation.
The fault tolerance problem and the fault tolerant control (FTC) have been investigated, and
some ideas of the new FDD approaches have been incorporated in the FTC context.
One of the main ideas underlying the research done in this work is to detect and diagnose
faults occurring in continuous time systems via the analysis of the effect on the parameters of
the discrete time black-box ARX models or associated features. In the FDD methods
proposed, models for nominal operation and models for each faulty situation are constructed
in off-line operation, and used a posteriori in on-line operation.
The state of the art and some background concepts used for the research come from many
scientific areas. The main concepts related to data mining, multivariate statistics (principal
component analysis, PCA), linear and nonlinear dynamic systems, black-box models, system
identification, fault detection and diagnosis (FDD), pattern recognition and discriminant
analysis, and fault tolerant control (FTC), are briefly described. A sliding window version of
the principal components regression algorithm, termed SW-PCR, is proposed for parameter estimation. The sliding window parameter estimation algorithms are most appropriate for
fault detection and diagnosis than the recursive algorithms.
For linear SISO systems, a new fault detection and diagnosis approach based on dynamic
features (static gain and bandwidth) of ARX models is proposed, using a pattern classification
approach based on neural nonlinear discriminant analysis (NNLDA). A new approach for
fault detection (FDE) is proposed based on the application of the PCA method to the
parameter space of ARX models; this allows a dimensional reduction, and the definition of
thresholds based on multivariate statistics. This FDE method has been combined with a fault
diagnosis (FDG) method based on an influence matrix (IMX). This combined FDD method
(PCA & IMX) is suitable to deal with SISO or MIMO linear systems.
Most of the research on the fault detection and diagnosis area has been done for linear
systems. Few investigations exist in the FDD approaches for nonlinear systems. In this work,
two new nonlinear approaches to FDD are proposed that are appropriate to SISO or MISO
systems. A new architecture for a neural recurrent output predictor (NROP) is proposed,
incorporating an embedded neural parallel model, an external feedback and an adjustable gain
(design parameter). A new fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) approach for nonlinear
systems is proposed based on a bank of neural recurrent output predictors (NROPs). Each
neural NROP predictor is tuned to a specific fault. Also, a new FDD method based on the
application of neural nonlinear PCA to ARX model parameters is proposed, combined with a
pattern classification approach based on neural nonlinear discriminant analysis.
In order to evaluate the performance of the proposed FDD methodologies, many experiments
have been done using simulation models and a real setup. All the algorithms have been
developed in discrete time, except the process models. The process models considered for the
validation and tests of the FDD approaches are: a) a first order linear SISO system; b) a
second order SISO model of a DC motor; c) a MIMO system model, the three-tank
benchmark. A real nonlinear DC motor setup has also been used. A fault tolerant control
(FTC) approach has been proposed to solve the typical reconfiguration problem formulated
for the three-tank benchmark. This FTC approach incorporates the FDD method based on a
bank of NROP predictors, and on an adaptive optimal linear quadratic Gaussian controller
30th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM 2017)
Proceedings of COMADEM 201
Studies in Electrical Machines & Wind Turbines associated with developing Reliable Power Generation
The publications listed in date order in this document are offered for the Degree of Doctor of Science in Durham University and have been selected from the author鈥檚 full publication list. The papers in this thesis constitute a continuum of original work in fundamental and applied electrical science, spanning 30 years, deployed on real industrial problems, making a significant contribution to conventional and renewable energy power generation.
This is the basis of a claim of high distinction, constituting an original and substantial contribution to engineering science
Design of an intelligent embedded system for condition monitoring of an industrial robot
PhD ThesisIndustrial robots have long been used in production systems in order to improve
productivity, quality and safety in automated manufacturing processes. There are
significant implications for operator safety in the event of a robot malfunction or failure,
and an unforeseen robot stoppage, due to different reasons, has the potential to cause an
interruption in the entire production line, resulting in economic and production losses.
Condition monitoring (CM) is a type of maintenance inspection technique by which an
operational asset is monitored and the data obtained is analysed to detect signs of
degradation, diagnose the causes of faults and thus reduce maintenance costs. So, the main
focus of this research is to design and develop an online, intelligent CM system based on
wireless embedded technology to detect and diagnose the most common faults in the
transmission systems (gears and bearings) of the industrial robot joints using vibration
signal analysis.
To this end an old, but operational, PUMA 560 robot was utilized to synthesize a number
of different transmission faults in one of the joints (3 - elbow), such as backlash between
the gear pair, gear tooth and bearing faults. A two-stage condition monitoring algorithm is
proposed for robot health assessment, incorporating fault detection and fault diagnosis.
Signal processing techniques play a significant role in building any condition monitoring
system, in order to determine fault-symptom relationships, and detect abnormalities in
robot health. Fault detection stage is based on time-domain signal analysis and a statistical
control chart (SCC) technique. For accurate fault diagnosis in the second stage, a novel
implementation of a time-frequency signal analysis technique based on the discrete wavelet
transform (DWT) is adopted. In this technique, vibration signals are decomposed into eight
levels of wavelet coefficients and statistical features, such as standard deviation, kurtosis
and skewness, are obtained at each level and analysed to extract the most salient feature
related to faults; the artificial neural network (ANN) is then used for fault classification. A
data acquisition system based on National Instruments (NI) software and hardware was
initially developed for preliminary robot vibration analysis and feature extraction. The
transmission faults induced in the robot can change the captured vibration spectra, and the
robot鈥檚 natural frequencies were established using experimental modal analysis, and also
the fundamental fault frequencies for the gear transmission and bearings were obtained and
utilized for preliminary robot condition monitoring.
In addition to simulation of different levels of backlash fault, gear tooth and bearing faults
which have not been previously investigated in industrial robots, with several levels of
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severity, were successfully simulated and detected in the robot鈥檚 joint transmission. The
vibration features extracted, which are related to the robot healthy state and different fault
types, using the data acquisition system were subsequently used in building the SCC and
ANN, which were trained using part of the measured data set that represents the robot
operating range. Another set of data, not used within the training stage, was then utilized
for validation. The results indicate the successful detection and diagnosis of faults using the
key extracted parameters. A wireless embedded system based on the ZigBee
communication protocol was designed for the application of the proposed CM algorithm in
real-time, using an Arduino DUE as the core of the wireless sensor unit attached on the
robot arm. A Texas Instruments digital signal processor (TMS320C6713 DSK board) was
used as the base station of the wireless system on which the robot鈥檚 fault diagnosis
algorithm is run. To implement the two stages of the proposed CM algorithm on the
designed embedded system, software based on the C programming language has been
developed. To demonstrate the reliability of the designed wireless CM system,
experimental validations were performed, and high reliability was shown in the detection
and diagnosis of several seeded faults in the robot.
Optimistically, the established wireless embedded system could be envisaged for fault
detection and diagnostics on any type of rotating machine, with the monitoring system
realized using vibration signal analysis. Furthermore, with some modifications to the
system鈥檚 hardware and software, different CM techniques such as acoustic emission (AE)
analysis or motor current signature analysis (MCSA), can be applied.Iraqi government, represented by the Ministry of Higher Education and
Scientific Research, the Iraqi Cultural Attach茅 in London, and the University of
Technology in Baghda
Third Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications, part 1
The application of artificial intelligence to spacecraft and aerospace systems is discussed. Expert systems, robotics, space station automation, fault diagnostics, parallel processing, knowledge representation, scheduling, man-machine interfaces and neural nets are among the topics discussed
Fifth Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications
The Fifth Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications brings together diverse technical and scientific work in order to help those who employ AI methods in space applications to identify common goals and to address issues of general interest in the AI community. Topics include the following: automation for Space Station; intelligent control, testing, and fault diagnosis; robotics and vision; planning and scheduling; simulation, modeling, and tutoring; development tools and automatic programming; knowledge representation and acquisition; and knowledge base/data base integration
Electromagnetic flux monitoring for detecting faults in electrical machines
The ability of the electromagnetic flux measured in various locations of a 35-kW cage induction motor to provide useful information about faults was investigated. The usefulness of this monitoring parameter was assessed in comparison with some other electrical parameters used for fault detection, such as stator phase current and circulating currents between the parallel branches of the stator winding.
The following faults were investigated in this thesis: a turn-to-turn short circuit in the stator winding; rotor cage-related faults (breakage of rotor bars); static and dynamic eccentricity, and bearing fault.
The relevant fault signatures of the studied electrical parameters were obtained from measurements and/or from numerical electromagnetic field simulations in steady state. These signatures were analysed and compared in order to deduce the most appropriate quantity for the detection of a specific fault. When and where possible, the accuracy of different fault signatures issuing from numerical electromagnetic field simulations was validated by experiments. This investigation is essential since, following a good agreement, it may be assumed that if a monitoring system cannot detect and diagnose an artificial fault from the virtual measurement signals, it is hardly likely to work with real electrical machines, either. In this respect, the numerical methods of analysis limited the present study to such faults that affect the electromagnetic field of a machine.
On the exclusive basis of data obtained from simulations, a study of the modifications brought by various stator winding designs to some of the asymmetrical air-gap electromagnetic flux density harmonics responsible for the detection of various faults was carried out.
The analysis of a core fault (insulation fault in the stator lamination) artificially implemented in the numerical electromagnetic model of the machine in terms of finding a suitable parameter to sense such a fault was also studied in this work.reviewe
The 1995 Goddard Conference on Space Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Information Technologies
This publication comprises the papers presented at the 1995 Goddard Conference on Space Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Information Technologies held at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, on May 9-11, 1995. The purpose of this annual conference is to provide a forum in which current research and development directed at space applications of artificial intelligence can be presented and discussed
Advances in the Field of Electrical Machines and Drives
Electrical machines and drives dominate our everyday lives. This is due to their numerous applications in industry, power production, home appliances, and transportation systems such as electric and hybrid electric vehicles, ships, and aircrafts. Their development follows rapid advances in science, engineering, and technology. Researchers around the world are extensively investigating electrical machines and drives because of their reliability, efficiency, performance, and fault-tolerant structure. In particular, there is a focus on the importance of utilizing these new trends in technology for energy saving and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This Special Issue will provide the platform for researchers to present their recent work on advances in the field of electrical machines and drives, including special machines and their applications; new materials, including the insulation of electrical machines; new trends in diagnostics and condition monitoring; power electronics, control schemes, and algorithms for electrical drives; new topologies; and innovative applications