Model-based diagnosis of an automotive engine using several types of fault models

Automotive engines is an important application for model-based diagnosis because of legislative regulations. A diagnosis system for the air-intake system of a turbo-charged engine is constructed. The design is made in a systematic way and follows a framework of hypothesis testing. Different types of sensor faults and leakages are considered. It is shown how many different types of fault models, e.g., additive and multiplicative faults, can be used within one common diagnosis system, and using the same underlying design principle. The diagnosis system is experimentally validated on a real engine using industry-standard dynamic test-cycles.