The present disclosure relates to diagnosing and locating
fluid leakage within a pneumatic
system (5) using a minimal amount of pressure sensors (55, 75, 89). In general, each
branch (51, 71, 85) of a pneumatic
system (5) includes an associated
pressure sensor (55, 75, 89) and in accordance with how the pneumatic components (57, 59, 61, 77, 91, 93, 95) associated with the pneumatic
branch (51, 71, 85) are toggled and monitored, leaks can be detected and located within the
branch (51, 71, 85) using a minimal amount of pressure sensors (55, 75, 89). More specifically, pressure and
pressure decay may be measured by the sensors (55, 75, 89) within a branch (51, 71, 85) while the pneumatic components (57, 59, 61, 77, 91, 93, 95) are in a particular configuration. The configuration is thereafter changed, and pressure and
pressure decay are again measured by the sensors (55, 75, 89). The results of these two measurements may enable the pneumatic
system (5) to derive the presence and location of a leak.