CPC G06F 11/079 (2013.01) [G01K 7/00 (2013.01); G01L 1/00 (2013.01); G01P 3/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); G01R 33/0023 (2013.01); G01R 33/09 (2013.01); G06F 11/0739 (2013.01); G06F 11/0751 (2013.01); G06F 11/165 (2013.01); G06F 11/1641 (2013.01); G01P 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 2201/81 (2013.01)] | 28 Claims |
1. A fault detection system, comprising:
a sensor configured to measure a property and generate a measurement of the property;
a first processor configured to receive the measurement, execute a first firmware based on the measurement, and output a first result of the executed first firmware; and
a second processor configured to receive the measurement from the sensor, execute a second firmware based on the measurement, and output a second result of the executed second firmware;
wherein the first firmware and the second firmware provide a same nominal function in a diverse manner for calculating the first result and the second result, respectively, such that the first result and the second result are expected to be within a predetermined margin.
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