Reference: Srinivas, S. Modeling Techniques and Algorithms for Probabilistic Model-Based Diagnosis and Repair. Ph.D., Stanford University, 1995.
Abstract: Model-based diagnosis centers on the use of a behavioral model of a system to infer diagnoses of anomalous behavior. For model-based diagnosis techniques to become practical, some serious problems in the modeling of uncertainty and in the tractability of uncertainty management have to be addressed. These questions include: How can we tractably generate diagnoses in large systems? Where do the prior probabilities of component failure come from when modeling a system? How do we tractably compute low-cost repair strategies? How can we do diagnosis even if only partial descriptions of device operation are available? This dissertation seeks to bring model-based diagnosis closer to being a viable technology by addressing these problems. We develop a set of tractable algorithms and modeling techniques that address each of the problems introduced above. Our approach synthesizes the techniques used in model-based diagnosis and techniques from the field of Bayesian networks.
Notes: STAN-CS-95-1553.