Title: Distributed sensor system for fault detection and isolation in multistage manufacturing systems

Authors: Du Shi-Chang, Xi Li-Feng, Shi Jian-Jun

Addresses: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, PR China. ' Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, PR China. ' Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

Abstract: With rapid innovations in sensing technology and the rising complexity in manufacturing processes, increasingly less expensive and smart devices with multiple heterogeneous on-board sensors, networked through wired or wireless links and deployable in large numbers, are distributed throughout complex Multistage Manufacturing Systems (MMSs). The Distributed Sensor System (DSS) provides unprecedented opportunities for fault detection and isolation. The related issues of the state-of-the-art practice, research challenges and future directions related to software infrastructure of a distributed sensor network are discussed, which include optimal design of DSSs, design criteria, data management, information processing and decision-making. Applications based on the authors| research experiences are also given.

Keywords: distributed sensor systems; DSS; fault detection; fault isolation; multistage manufacturing systems; MMS; sensor networks; distributed control; optimal design; data management; information processing; decision making; industrial automation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2006.009391

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 2006 Vol.25 No.4, pp.182 - 191

Published online: 28 Mar 2006 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article