Components of industrial processes are often affected by un-permitted or un-expected deviations from normal operation behaviour. The fault detection task consists of determination of the fault present in a system and the time of detection. In addition to fault detection follows the fault identification by determination of kind, location and time of detection of a fault. These procedures are bas...

[1] Mechanical models examine deformation within eight different structural cross sections proposed by Davis et al. [1989] and Shaw and Suppe [1996] along a northeastsouthwest transect across the Los Angeles Basin, California. Horizontal contraction of the models, constrained by geodetic measurements, yields varying dip-slip rates along frictionally sliding faults within the different cross sec...

This paper is concerned with the on-line health monitoring and damage assessment for structural and mechanical systems which are often used to model the dynamics of flexible space structures and civil infrastructure systems. It is assumed that damages result in the reduction of structural stiffness and it is desired to identify these damages on-line. An adaptive detection/diagnostic observer is...

Abstract This paper considers the application of robust `1 estimation to robust fault detection and isolation. This is accomplished by developing a series, or bank, of robust estimators (full-order observers), each of which is designed such that the residual will be sensitive to a certain fault (or faults) while insensitive to the remaining faults. Robustness is incorporated by assuring that th...

Localized defects in rotating mechanical parts tend to result in impulse response in vibration signal, which contain important information about system dynamics being analyzed. Thus, parameter identification of impulse response provides a potential approach for localized fault diagnosis. A method combining the Morlet wavelet and correlation filtering, named Cyclic Morlet Wavelet Correlation Fil...

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a relatively new welding technique where metals are joined through mechanical stirring. Due to its numerous advantages over older welding methods, it has been implemented in an increasing number of industries. However, there are remaining challenges to be overcome in FSW. One of the most serious is its reliance on accurate weld parameters. Additionally, faults or ...

Due to the rising complexity of many technical processes modern diagnosis systems have to supervise a multitude of hydraulic, mechanical, electromechanical and mechatronic components. Therefore model-based methods of fault-detection and diagnosis have been developed. These methods use mathematical process models to relate data of several measurable variables. Thus the diagnosis quality depends ...

This paper presents a method for diagnosis of eccentricity fault in a switched-reluctance motor (SRM) during offline and standstill modes. In this method, the fault signature is differential induced voltage (DIV) achieved by injecting diagnostic pulses to the motor windings. It will be demonstrated by means of results that there is a correlation between differential induced voltage and eccentri...