Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control

Citation

Rigelsford, J. (2004), "Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control", Assembly Automation, Vol. 24 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.2004.03324bae.003

Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control

Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control

M. Blake, M. Kinnaert, J. Lunze and M. StaraswieckiSpringer2003571 pp.ISBN 3-540-01056-4£77.00(Hardcover)

Keywords: Control, Fault analysis

“Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control” presents some of the latest developments in fault accommodation and control reconfiguration. Over ten chapters, the book introduces several models of dynamical system and describes how these models can be used in fault tolerant control.

The first chapter provides an introduction to Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control and addresses technological processes subject to faults, faults and fault tolerance, and elements of fault-tolerant control. Chapter 2 presents examples of a two-tank system, and ship steering and track control.

Models of Dynamical Systems, and Analysis Based on Components and Architecture are discussed in chapters 3 and 4, respectively. Chapter 5, Structural Analysis, addresses subjects including: matching on a bi-partite graph, system canonical decomposition, observability, monitorability and controllability. The following two chapters discuss fault diagnosis and fault tolerance of continuous- variable systems including: deterministic and stochastic models, model-matching approach to fault-tolerant control, control reconfiguration for actuator or sensor faults, and controller re-design in the general fault case.

Chapter 8, Diagnosis and Reconfigurable Control of Discrete-Event Systems, addresses models of discrete-event systems, and observation, diagnosis, and control of stochastic automata. Diagnosis and Reconfiguration of Quantised Systems is presented in chapter 9, while the final chapter of the book provides Application Examples. These include: fault-tolerant control of a three-tank system, diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of a chemical process, diagnosis and control of a ship propulsion system, and supervision of a steam generator.

This is another extremely well written reference textbook. The subjects addressed are presented in a clear and structured manner, with explanation of the main ideas being focused on two main examples that run throughout the book. It is suitable for researchers and industrial engineers who require an overview of the developments in diagnosis and fault-tolerant control, and for graduate students of control, electrical, mechanical or process engineering.

Jon Rigelsford