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Scaling-up model-based troubleshooting by exploiting design functionalities

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Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems (IEA/AIE 1992)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNAI,volume 604))

Abstract

To perform model-based troubleshooting, it is commonly suggested to model the structure and correct behavior of the device under focus. Numerous problems have been observed though when trying to scale-up this approach to complex real-world devices. We have explored the alternative idea to model knowledge about the intended use of a device (i.e. design functionalities) as a more global understanding of the behavior of the device. In this paper, such a functional model for digital processor boards is presented, simplifying the board description considerably. In addition, it is highlighted how this model is exploited by an implemented diagnostic system to deal with the time-dependent behavior of processor boards and to exhibit an efficient problem-solving behavior.

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  1. Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Johan Vanwelkenhuysen

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Fevzi Belli Franz Josef Radermacher

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Vanwelkenhuysen, J. (1992). Scaling-up model-based troubleshooting by exploiting design functionalities. In: Belli, F., Radermacher, F.J. (eds) Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems. IEA/AIE 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 604. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0024956

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