Initial Fault Identification for Procedural Decision Making Using Biologically Inspired Condition Management System

Biomimicry is an approach for solving industrial challenges by taking inspiration from bio-organisms’ responses. It is being used in various domains, such as engineering design, material science, sensor technology and robotics. In an ongoing research project, investigations are being carried out to explore the use of biomimicry approach, inspired by the working of human cognition, for developing a framework for a human-centric condition management system. In this system the decision-making process is divided into three components: (a) Primary Component, inspired by “Old Brain” to handle procedural decision-making, (b) Secondary Component, inspired by “New Brain” to handle deliberative decision-making, and (c) Arbitrator Component, to handle argumentative decision-making. This paper describes Primary Component of the framework of the condition management system. The working of this component is demonstrated using a case study.