Prognostics CoE Publications

Towards Prognostics of Power MOSFETs: Accelerated Aging and Precursors of Failure

A Publication, Prognostics CoE Publications - 11 years, 10 months ago

Shared By: Miryam Strautkalns

This paper presents research results dealing with power MOSFETs (metal oxide semiconductor field effect tran- sistor) within the prognostics and health management of electronics. Experimental ...

Aging Methodologies and Prognostic Health Management for Electrolytic Capacitors

A Publication, Prognostics CoE Publications - 11 years, 10 months ago

Shared By: Miryam Strautkalns

Understanding the ageing mechanisms of electronic components critical avionics systems such as the GPS and INAV are of critical importance. Electrolytic capacitors and MOSFET’s have ...

Fault Adaptive Control of Overactuated Systems Using Prognostic Estimation

A Publication, Prognostics CoE Publications - 11 years, 10 months ago

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A hierarchical architecture was discussed for setting up fault adaptive control of a generic overactuated system with embedded nominal controllers. A finite horizon bounded optimization ...

Battery Health Management System for Electric UAVs

A Publication, Prognostics CoE Publications - 11 years, 10 months ago

Shared By: Miryam Strautkalns

In summary, this paper lays out a novel battery health management technique for application onboard an electric UAV. This technique is also applicable to other ...

Predicting Battery Life for Electric UAVs

A Publication, Prognostics CoE Publications - 11 years, 10 months ago

Shared By: Miryam Strautkalns

This paper presents a novel battery health management technology for the new generation of electric unmanned aerial vehicles powered by long-life, high-density, scalable power sources. ...

Experimental Validation of a Prognostic Health Management System for Electro-Mechanical Actuators

A Publication, Prognostics CoE Publications - 11 years, 10 months ago

Shared By: Miryam Strautkalns

The work described herein is aimed to advance prognostic health management solutions for electro-mechanical actuators and, thus, increase their reliability and attractiveness to designers of ...

Accelerated Aging with Electrical Overstress and Prognostics for Power MOSFETs

A Publication, Prognostics CoE Publications - 11 years, 10 months ago

Shared By: Miryam Strautkalns

Power electronics play an increasingly important role in energy applications as part of their power converter circuits. Understanding the behavior of these devices, especially their ...