"Intelligent diagnostic design process for vehicle health management" by Jianhui Luo

Intelligent diagnostic design process for vehicle health management

Date of Completion

January 2006

Keywords

Engineering, Electronics and Electrical

Degree

Ph.D.

Abstract

This thesis utilizes a new integrated diagnostic process that seamlessly employs a graph-based dependency model and mathematical models. This integrated process is also implemented in a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) platform. The diagnostic techniques are developed using the MATLAB/Simulink off-line simulation environment. The integrated diagnostic process and the development platform enable test designers to design tests, evaluate their diagnostic performance, generate executable code, and validate the diagnostic strategies in a seamless way prior to implementation on vehicles. The focus of our application is on automotive diagnosis. However, the solution is, generic, and has the potential for application to a wide range of aerospace and industrial systems. ^ The proposed thesis consist of five major contributions to the theoretical extensions and applications of the integrated diagnostic process: investigating graphical models for diagnostic knowledge representation and inference; applying integrated model-based and data-driven diagnostic strategies to an anti-lock brake system (ABS); using model-based prognostic techniques for an automotive suspension system; implementing the integrated diagnostic process by way of application to a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) automotive engine control system; and developing distributed diagnosis algorithm for networked, embedded automotive systems.^

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