AUTOMATED DATA ALIGNMENT BASED UPON INDIRECT DEVICE RELATIONSHIPS

A noisy data alignment algorithm for determining cycle count offsets for noisy pairs of n monitoring devices. A direct cycle count offset matrix is determined based upon the highest correlation coefficients produced by correlating frequency variation data from each device pair Dij. For each direct cycle count offset Mij, indirect cycle count offsets are calculated as a function of at least Mk, where k≠i≠j, to produce indirect cycle count offsets. The statistical mode of these indirect offsets is compared with the corresponding Mij in the matrix. When they differ, Mij in the direct matrix is adjusted to be equal to the statistical mode. All indirect cycle count offsets for all other unique device pairs, Mij, are calculated to iterate to a single solution in which all indirect cycle count offsets are equal to the corresponding direct cycle count offset. An optional verification algorithm is also provided.