I am working on FTC for handling sensor faults in the system. I have read about observer-based FTC schemes which use error threshold-based logic between the states and estimated states. If a sensor is faulty then the error value crosses this threshold and it is an indication of sensor fault and then we take the state/output estimated data instead of actual sensor measurement.

However, my question is that, if we want to achieve sensor fault tolerance or if we have to use an observer, why can't we use the estimated state/output information always and why can't we eliminate the sensor permanently. Basically, I want to know what is the point in using observer-based FTC for sensor faults compared to the option of complete observer-based/ sensorless design?

Please give your specific suggestions in this regard.

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