Enhancing Fault Detection in AUV-Integrated Navigation Systems: Analytical Models and Deep Learning Methods

In complex underwater environments, the stability of navigation for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) is critical for mission success. To enhance the reliability of the AUV-integrated navigation system, fault detection technology was investigated. Initially, the causes and classifications of fau...

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Main Authors: Huibao Yang, Bangshuai Li, Xiujing Gao, Bo Xiao, Hongwu Huang
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description In complex underwater environments, the stability of navigation for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) is critical for mission success. To enhance the reliability of the AUV-integrated navigation system, fault detection technology was investigated. Initially, the causes and classifications of faults within the integrated navigation system were analyzed in detail, and these faults were categorized as either abrupt or gradual, based on variations in sensor output characteristics under fault conditions. To overcome the limitations of the residual chi-square method in detecting gradual faults, a cumulative residual detection approach with error coefficient amplification was proposed. The algorithm enhances gradual fault detection by using eigenvalue analysis and constructing fault-frequency-based error amplification coefficients with non-parametric techniques. Furthermore, to improve the detection of gradual faults, artificial intelligence-based fault detection methods were also explored. Specifically, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm was employed to optimize the hyperparameters of a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network, leading to the development of a PSO-LSTM fault detection model. In this model, the fault detection function was formulated by comparing the predictions generated by the PSO-LSTM model with those derived from the Kalman filter. The experimental results demonstrated that the fault detection function formulated by PSO-LSTM exhibited enhanced sensitivity to gradual faults and enabled the timely isolation of faulty sensors. In unfamiliar marine regions, the PSO-LSTM method demonstrates greater stability and avoids the need to recalibrate detection thresholds for each sea area—an important advantage for AUV autonomous navigation in complex environments.
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spelling doaj-art-56796d2f087e43db845e172e4fb82e8f2025-08-20T03:08:06ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122025-06-01137119810.3390/jmse13071198Enhancing Fault Detection in AUV-Integrated Navigation Systems: Analytical Models and Deep Learning MethodsHuibao Yang0Bangshuai Li1Xiujing Gao2Bo Xiao3Hongwu Huang4School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, ChinaSchool of Intelligent Connected Vehicle, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442000, ChinaSmart Marine Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology for Vehicle, Hunan University, Changsha 410008, ChinaSchool of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, ChinaIn complex underwater environments, the stability of navigation for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) is critical for mission success. To enhance the reliability of the AUV-integrated navigation system, fault detection technology was investigated. Initially, the causes and classifications of faults within the integrated navigation system were analyzed in detail, and these faults were categorized as either abrupt or gradual, based on variations in sensor output characteristics under fault conditions. To overcome the limitations of the residual chi-square method in detecting gradual faults, a cumulative residual detection approach with error coefficient amplification was proposed. The algorithm enhances gradual fault detection by using eigenvalue analysis and constructing fault-frequency-based error amplification coefficients with non-parametric techniques. Furthermore, to improve the detection of gradual faults, artificial intelligence-based fault detection methods were also explored. Specifically, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm was employed to optimize the hyperparameters of a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network, leading to the development of a PSO-LSTM fault detection model. In this model, the fault detection function was formulated by comparing the predictions generated by the PSO-LSTM model with those derived from the Kalman filter. The experimental results demonstrated that the fault detection function formulated by PSO-LSTM exhibited enhanced sensitivity to gradual faults and enabled the timely isolation of faulty sensors. In unfamiliar marine regions, the PSO-LSTM method demonstrates greater stability and avoids the need to recalibrate detection thresholds for each sea area—an important advantage for AUV autonomous navigation in complex environments.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/7/1198autonomous underwater vehiclesnavigationfault detection technologycumulative residual detection methodlong short-term memory
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Enhancing Fault Detection in AUV-Integrated Navigation Systems: Analytical Models and Deep Learning Methods
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
autonomous underwater vehicles
navigation
fault detection technology
cumulative residual detection method
long short-term memory
title Enhancing Fault Detection in AUV-Integrated Navigation Systems: Analytical Models and Deep Learning Methods
title_full Enhancing Fault Detection in AUV-Integrated Navigation Systems: Analytical Models and Deep Learning Methods
title_fullStr Enhancing Fault Detection in AUV-Integrated Navigation Systems: Analytical Models and Deep Learning Methods
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing Fault Detection in AUV-Integrated Navigation Systems: Analytical Models and Deep Learning Methods
title_short Enhancing Fault Detection in AUV-Integrated Navigation Systems: Analytical Models and Deep Learning Methods
title_sort enhancing fault detection in auv integrated navigation systems analytical models and deep learning methods
topic autonomous underwater vehicles
navigation
fault detection technology
cumulative residual detection method
long short-term memory
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/7/1198
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