A distinguishability criterion for selecting efficient diagnostic tests

Abstract

Fault diagnostic procedures are usually derived by means of simulation methods. One of the fault simulation methods is the digital technique in which the diagnostic information, viz., the diagnostic tests and test results of a machine, is generated with the aid of a computer program. The input to the program is a logical description of the machine and the output is a sequential testing procedure for the machine, along with the simulated diagnostic test results. A sequential testing procedure is one where the next test to be applied depends on the outcome of the previous test.