The objective of Kai Zhang and his research is to assess the existing process monitoring and
fault detection (PM-FD) methods. His aim is to provide suggestions and guidance for choosing
appropriate PM-FD methods because the performance assessment study for PM-FD methods has
become an area of interest in both academics and industry. The author first compares basic FD
statistics and then assesses different PM-FD methods to monitor the key performance indicators
of static processes steady-state dynamic processes and general dynamic processes including
transient states. He validates the theoretical developments using both benchmark and real
industrial processes.
