Intelligent system for fault diagnosis in automotive applications [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Mashud Kabir

Intelligent System for Fault Diagnosis in Automotive Applications Dissertation der Fakultät für Informations- und Kognitionswissenschaften der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. Nat.) vorgelegt von M.Sc./Dipl.–Ing. Mashud Kabir aus Bangladesh Tübingen 2008 Intelligent System for Fault Diagnosis in Automotive Applications Tag der mündlichen Qualifikation: 19.12.2008 Dekan: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Kohlbacher 1. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Herbert Klaeren 2. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel 1 Intelligent System for Fault Diagnosis in Automotive Applications Acknowledgements I would like to thank my adviser Prof Dr Herbert Klaeren for his guidance, help and regular feedback for this work. It would have not been possible to finish my work without his professional mentorship. I would also like to thank Prof Dr Wolfgang Rosenstiel to review my dissertation work. It is my pleasure to thank Dr. Uwe Roettgermann of BMW for his help to build up the defect database and his feedback on my work. I would also like to thank my mother Mamtaj Begum and father Wali Ullah for their confidence and encouragement in achieving my goal. I thank all of my family members who were always supportive during my work.