Wen Chen

ET, has been awarded a Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Research Seed Grant in the amount of $5,000 based on a proposal that highlights a model-based fault-detection strategy to detect mismatched thrust of aircraft. The mismatched thrust cannot be swiftly detected by sensor measurements due to the engaged Fully-Automatic Digital Engine Controller (FADEC) in term of autopilot. The FADEC will automatically adjust itself to balance the thrust until it reaches the operating limit. This upset condition must be avoided. A Total-Measurable-Fault-Information Residual method synthesized with an Iterative Learning Observer is proposed to tackle this issue.