Diagnosis and prognosis of automotive systems: Motivations, history and some results

Giorgio Rizzoni, Simona Onori, Matteo Rubagotti

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30 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The field of automotive engineering has seen an explosion in the presence of on-board electronic components and systems vehicles since the 1970s. This growth was initially motivated by the introduction of emissions regulations that led to the widespread application of electronic engine controls. A secondary but important consequence of these developments was the adoption of on-board diagnostics regulations aimed at insuring that emission control systems would operate as intended for a prescribed period of time (or vehicle mileage). In addition, the presence of micro-controllers on-board the vehicle has led to a proliferation of other functions related to safety and customer convenience, and implemented through electronic systems and related software, thus creating the need for more sophisticated on-board diagnostics. Today, a significant percentage of the software code in an automobile is devoted to diagnostic functions. This paper presents an overview of diagnostic needs and requirements in the automotive industry, illustrates some of the challenges that are associated with satisfying these requirements, and proposes some future directions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSAFEPROCESS'09 - 7th IFAC International Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Systems, Proceedings
Pages191-202
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event7th IFAC International Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Systems, SAFEPROCESS'09 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: Jun 30 2009Jul 3 2009

Publication series

NameIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
ISSN (Print)1474-6670

Conference

Conference7th IFAC International Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Systems, SAFEPROCESS'09
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period6/30/097/3/09

Keywords

  • Automotive applications
  • Fault-tolerant control
  • Linear and robust methods
  • Nonlinear methods

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering

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