Techniques, Processes, and Tools for Managing the Relationship between Diagnostic and Prognostic Capabilities as Applied to Health Management Systems

The firm proposes to develop and mature an innovative technology for system or vehicle health management. The technology will include: 1) a coherent strategy for managing the relationship between diagnostics and prognostics, 2) a stochastic approach to modeling and estimation by considering uncertainties of the health management process, and 3) a self-assessment capability to evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic and prognostic results or recommendations. The objective of the proposed project is to mature models, algorithms, and software to enable near-term implementation of the technology in JSF and other related vehicle health management systems.