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Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2010
Applicants:

Joel Bock, La Mesa, CA (US);

Phil Scandura, Flagstaff, AZ (US);

Raj Mohan Bharadwaj, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

Joel Bock, La Mesa, CA (US);

Phil Scandura, Flagstaff, AZ (US);

Raj Mohan Bharadwaj, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for determining whether a built-in-test fault code (BITFC) data sequence generated by a built-in-test (BIT) of a particular module of a complex system is indicative of an actual fault condition. A regression function is generated for the particular module based on stored BITFC data sequences generated by the BIT and stored repair data for that module from a fault history database. Later, during operation of the particular module, the BIT generates a new BITFC data sequence. A processor can then load the new BITFC data sequence and execute the regression function with respect to the new BITFC data sequence to determine whether the new BITFC data sequence is indicative of an actual fault condition at the particular module or is indicative of a false fault condition at the particular module.


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