On Approximate Diagnosability of Nonlinear Systems

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Authors: Elena De Santis, Giordano Pola, Maria D. Di Benedetto 

Publication date: 7 April 2017

Abstract: This paper deals with diagnosability of discrete-time nonlinear systems with unknown inputs and quantized outputs. We propose a novel notion of diagnosability that we term approximate diagnosability, corresponding to the possibility of detecting within a finite delay and within a given accuracy if a set of faulty states is reached or not. Addressing diagnosability in an approximate sense is primarily motivated by the fact that system outputs in concrete applications are measured by sensors that introduce measurement errors. Consequently, it is not possible to detect exactly if the state of the system has reached or not the set of faulty states. In order to check approximate diagnosability on the class of nonlinear systems we use tools from formal methods. We first derive a symbolic model approximating the original system within any desired accuracy. This step allows us to check approximate diagnosability of the symbolic model. We then establish the relation between approximate diagnosability of the symbolic model and of the original nonlinear system.

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