System Fault Diagnostics, Reliability and Related Knowledge-Based Approaches: Volume 1 Fault Diagnostics and Reliability Proceedings of the First European Workshop on Fault Diagnostics, Reliability and Related Knowledge-Based Approaches, Island of Rhodes, Greece, August 31–September 3, 1986

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Experiences with Process Fault Detection Methods via Parameter Estimation....Pages 3-33
Fault Diagnosis in Dynamic Systems via State Estimation - a Survey....Pages 35-98
A Distributed Hypothesis-Testing Team Decision Problem with Communications Cost....Pages 99-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Composite Observers for Failure Detection in Multivariable Multi-Time Scale Systems....Pages 133-145
Sensor Fault Detection via Robust Observers....Pages 147-160
Diagnosability and Failure Detection in Linear Discrete Dynamical Systems....Pages 161-175
Fault Diagnosis in Dynamic Systems Using a Robust Output Zeroing Design Method....Pages 177-192
Validation of Measurements in Control System by Means of Analytical Redundancy....Pages 193-201
Fault Detection and Location in Mrac Robotic Systems....Pages 203-217
A Three Level Strategy for Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Industrial Processes....Pages 219-233
Design of Fail-Safe Tunable Digital Set-Point Tracking Controllers for Multivariable Plants....Pages 235-245
The Design and Assessment of a Sliding Mode Controller for the Lateral Motion Model of an Aircraft....Pages 247-264
High Integrity Software for Multivariable Pid Controllers....Pages 265-279
Adaptive and Coloured Structured Petri-Nets for Description, Analysis and Synthesis of Hierarchical Control and Reliability of Flexible Cells in Manufacturing Systems....Pages 281-295
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
New Results on the Analysis and Optimization of A k-Out-of-n:F System with Repair....Pages 299-307
Weibull Parameter Estimation on a Personal Computer....Pages 309-326
Reliability and Fault Diagnosis Methods of Power System Components....Pages 327-341
Application of Dylam Methodology to the Reliability Analysis of a Batch Chemical Plant....Pages 343-353
Steady State Reliability of Hypercube Multicomputers Tolerating Single or Double Faults....Pages 355-374
Network Optimization Subject to Reliability Constraints....Pages 375-386
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
ARQ Protocols for Reliability Enhancement in Computer Networks....Pages 387-397
Preventive Maintenance Policies for Refineries....Pages 399-413
Controlled Processes with Explicit or Implicit Breakdowns and Repeat Actions....Pages 415-428
Back Matter....Pages 429-431