AUTOMATED ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS

A method for performing computerized automated root cause analysis for a complex product, such as a turbine, and computer-readable medium encoded with programming instructions for performing such a root cause analysis are provided. The method may include: monitoring the product; detecting a product misbehavior; forming a misbehavior pattern with timeslots of normal operation and timeslots of misbehavior operation; comparing timeslots of the misbehavior pattern to corresponding timeslots of channels of information in at least one database relating to the product; measuring how close the misbehavior pattern numerically fits to the information; and automatically identifying a best numerical fit.