Sensor fault detection in small autonomous helicopters using observer/Kalman filter identification

Author(s):  
G. Heredia ◽  
A. Ollero
2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 607-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinan Zhang ◽  
Gilbert Foo ◽  
Mahinda Don Vilathgamuwa ◽  
King Jet Tseng ◽  
Bikramjit Singh Bhangu ◽  
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Author(s):  
Takahisa Kobayashi ◽  
Donald L. Simon

In this paper, a diagnostic system based on a uniquely structured Kalman filter is developed for its application to inflight fault detection of aircraft engine sensors. The Kalman filter is a hybrid of a nonlinear on-board engine model (OBEM) and piecewise linear models. The utilization of the nonlinear OBEM allows the reference health baseline of the diagnostic system to be updated, through a relatively simple process, to the health condition of degraded engines. Through this health baseline update, the diagnostic effectiveness of the in-flight sensor fault detection system is maintained as the health of the engine degrades over time. The performance of the sensor fault detection system is evaluated in a simulation environment at several operating conditions during the cruise phase of flight.


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