Fault tolerant control and fault detection and isolation

Abstract

This chapter formally provides a definition of the terms fault and failure and briefly discusses the different types of faults and failures which can occur in actuators and sensors—with specific aircraft examples. The chapter introduces the concept of fault tolerant control and gives a general overview of the different FTC and FDI research fields. The main concepts and strategies behind some of the FTC and FDI schemes in the literature are also discussed.