IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers@ Inc.
Scope
The AI-ESTATE standard defines formal specifications for supporting system diagnosis. These specifications support the exchange and processing of diagnostic information and the control of diagnostic processes. Diagnostic processes include@ but are not limited to@ testability analysis@ diagnosability assessment@ diagnostic reasoning@ maintenance support@ and diagnostic maturation. Purpose The AI-ESTATE standard provides formal models of diagnostic information to ensure unambiguous access to and understanding of the information supporting system test and diagnosis. The standard defines formal information models and software services specific to several different types of diagnostic reasoners. The purpose is to provide semantically sound definitions of diagnostic knowledge and to specify software exchange and service interfaces that are consistent with the state of the practice in modern test and diagnostic systems (e.g.@ the use of XML and web services).