Sensor Fault Detection Using an Extended Kalman Filter and Machine Learning for a Vehicle Dynamics Controller

This paper describes a new sensor fault detection approach for a vehicle dynamics controller. The detection problem is divided into two parts. First, a model-based observer is used to incorporate the knowledge of the system into the fault detection. Next, a data driven classification algorithm based on kalman filter performance metrics is used. This machine learning algorithm is trained using real vehicle data and, therefore, able to handle model uncertainties and disturbances inherently. Due to the usage of a nonlinear observer, the fault detection is suitable up to the limits of handling. The presented structure offers the possibility to use the same classification algorithm for different vehicles as the vehicles’ behavior is abstracted in the observer. Therefore, the need of extensive training data is reduced. This paper focuses on the development of features and gives a first proof of concept. The developed fault detection is validated with real car measurements.