Aerospace Instrument-Making Annotation << Back Method of model-based diagnostics and change of structure of onboard systems of space vehicles – LIVINGSTONE N.P. Kirillov Problems are specified which take place at creation of automatic systems of diagnostics of supernumerary situations and managements of functional states of technical systems. Is executed the review of a method of the decision of these problems – Livingstone which has been developed by request of NASA. Its merits and demerits are discussed. Key words: technical system, creation of knowledge, modeling in the problem space, ontology, diagnostics, situational management. Pp. 29-37