ADVANCES IN SELF-VALIDATING INSTRUMENTATION |
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| Manus Henry, Mihaela Duta |
- Abstract:
- This paper provides an overview into recent developments in self-validating sensors. This concept assumes the availability of internal computing power for self-diagnostics, and of digital communications to convey measurement and diagnostic data. A generic set of metrics are proposed for describing measurement quality, including on-line uncertainty. A SEVA instrument, based on the Coriolis mass flow meter is described; its ability to detect and compensate for the effects of two-phase flow has been implemented in a commercial meter. SEVA has been incorporated into a British Standard, which is currently being extended. Other related standardisation efforts include work by the European user organisations WIB and NAMUR, who are collaborating on an initiative to develop a common framework for describing sensor diagnostics on-line. Comparison with the SEVA Coriolis meter show some of the limitations of the WIB approach. Recent theoretical developments in SEVA include a simple technique for combining the outputs of redundant SEVA sensors for consistency checking and the calculation of a combined best estimate.
- Keywords:
- self-validating sensors, sensor fusion, Coriolis mass flow meter
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC7-2004-127.pdf
- DOI:
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- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC7
- Event name:
- TC7 Symposium 2004
- Title:
10th Symposium on Advances of Measurement Science
- Place:
- St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
- Time:
- 30 June 2004 - 02 July 2004