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System operating regimes are identified by dividing a range of each one of a plurality of sensed system parameters into a plurality of predetermined range segments, assigning an alphanumeric character to each range segment of each parameter, and generating a composite number, each digit of which is

System operating regimes are identified by dividing a range of each one of a plurality of sensed system parameters into a plurality of predetermined range segments, assigning an alphanumeric character to each range segment of each parameter, and generating a composite number, each digit of which is made up of one of the alphanumeric range segment characters of each parameter. Apparatus compares the current sensed values of each parameter to the corresponding predetermined range segments to determine the current range segment of each sensed parameter, generates a current composite number made up of the current range segments of all of the parameters, and compares the current composite number to a plurality of predetermined system operating regimes to determine if the current composite number identifies one of a plurality of system operating regimes. The current composite number is converted to a base ten equivalent to facilitate the comparison of the current composite number to the plurality of system operating regimes.

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Apparatus for identifying operating regimes of a system, comprising: sensor means, responsive to a plurality of system parameters, for providing for each of said system parameters a sensed parameter signal indicative of a magnitude of said sensed parameter; and signal processing means, responsive to

Apparatus for identifying operating regimes of a system, comprising: sensor means, responsive to a plurality of system parameters, for providing for each of said system parameters a sensed parameter signal indicative of a magnitude of said sensed parameter; and signal processing means, responsive to said sensed parameter signals, for providing for each of said system parameters a plurality of segment signals indicative of signal magnitude range segments of said system parameter, for comparing the magnitude of each of said sensed parameter signals to corresponding ones of said segment signals, for providing for each of said system parameters a current range segment signal indicative of one of said segment signals within which the magnitude of said sensed parameter signal falls, and for providing a composite signal comprised of each of said current range segment signals, said composite signal uniquely identifying a selected one of the operating regimes.