Anomaly Detection via Sensor Contribution Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current system analyzing techniques struggle to accurately detect anomaly factors when changes in sensor values are small and appear in multiple sensors, leading to difficulties in identifying affected data items and reducing anomaly detection sensitivity.

Innovation Solution

A system analyzing device that collects sensor data, stores a correlation model, and acquires standard contributions to identify the ratio of contribution of each sensor data item to a predicted value, enabling accurate extraction of anomaly factors even when changes are small and widespread.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If conventional anomaly detection methods are used, then the system can detect anomalies, but the sensitivity is reduced when changes in sensor values are small and appear in multiple sensors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanomaly detection sensitivityVSAvoidaccuracy of anomaly factor identification
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the anomaly detection process by evaluating model breakdown for each explanatory variable separately rather than treating all variables uniformly. This segmentation allows the system to identify which specific sensor data items contribute to anomaly detection, preventing information loss when changes are small and widespread across multiple sensors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Quantity of substance

If the system monitors all sensor data items, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but the ability to identify specific anomaly factors is reduced due to information loss

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of monitored sensor data itemsVSAvoidloss of anomaly factor identification information
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces feedback by calculating contribution amounts that indicate how much each explanatory variable contributes to model breakdown. This feedback mechanism allows the system to trace back from overall anomaly detection to specific sensor data items, preventing information loss even when monitoring a large number of sensor data items.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Device complexity

If the system uses a single correlation model for all sensor data, then the analysis is simplified, but the accuracy of identifying specific anomaly factors decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomplexity of analysis systemVSAvoidprecision of anomaly factor detection
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by evaluating model breakdown contributions locally for each explanatory variable rather than applying a uniform analysis to all variables. This localized evaluation maintains relatively simple system architecture while achieving high precision in identifying specific anomaly factors through contribution amount calculations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS10719577B2System analyzing device, system analyzing method and storage medium
Publication Date: 2020.07.21 NEC CORP
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AI summary

A system analyzing device according to the present invention includes: a collection unit that collects a plurality of pieces of sensor data of a monitored system; a storage unit that stores a correlation modes based on at least one of a plurality of pieces of sensor data; and a standard contribution acquisition unit that acquires, for a predicted value of an objective variable of a regression equation thereof, a standard contribution indicating a ratio of contribution of each of the data included as explanatory variables.