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Instrument failure detection in nonlinear systems

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5361426

A simple approach to detecting instrument failures in dynamic systems described by nonlinear continuous differential equations is presented and evaluated. The method uses an extended Kalman filter to generate an innovations (or residuals) vector. Threshold crossing checks on the mean and variance of elements in this vector are used to ascertain existence of failure. The approach is demonstrated using data from a nuclear reactor.

Research Organization:
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA); Idaho Univ., Moscow (USA). Dept. of Electrical Engineering
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
OSTI ID:
5361426
Report Number(s):
EGG-M-05183; CONF-831235-3; ON: DE84005306
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English