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Attention focusing and anomaly detection in systems monitoring
- Source :
- Third International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Automation for Space 1994.
- Publication Year :
- 1994
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1994.
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Abstract
- Any attempt to introduce automation into the monitoring of complex physical systems must start from a robust anomaly detection capability. This task is far from straightforward, for a single definition of what constitutes an anomaly is difficult to come by. In addition, to make the monitoring process efficient, and to avoid the potential for information overload on human operators, attention focusing must also be addressed. When an anomaly occurs, more often than not several sensors are affected, and the partially redundant information they provide can be confusing, particularly in a crisis situation where a response is needed quickly. The focus of this paper is a new technique for attention focusing. The technique involves reasoning about the distance between two frequency distributions, and is used to detect both anomalous system parameters and 'broken' causal dependencies. These two forms of information together isolate the locus of anomalous behavior in the system being monitored.
- Subjects :
- Cybernetics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- Third International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Automation for Space 1994
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.19950017263
- Document Type :
- Report