Introduction - If you have any usage issues, please Google them yourself
This paper presents the generic model of intelligent
instruments and specifies it for intelligent sensors, from a functional
point of view, i.e., from the point of view of the services they
offer to the system designer. Basic services are concerned with data
estimation and data characterization, both based on local transducers
and on the availability of remote signals. Advanced services
are concerned with data validation, through fault detection and isolation procedures, and with fault tolerance, by means of accommodation
and reconfiguration strategies. Finally, the integration of intelligent sensors in distributed control systems is discussed.