The computer-implementable method allows for the fast creation of a multi-unit interval data signal suitable for simulation. The diagnostic data are representative of a set of two or more potential independent faults within the system, and each of the potential independent faults in the set has a unique corrective maintenance plan associated therewith. The first arm and the second arm are connected in a V-shaped structural body. Parameters of equations that relate the generated fields, as measured by the sensors, to the position of the object, but not to the orientation of the object, are determined either empirically or theoretically. of images, as well as finding a particular image, can be difficult tasks. The encoding devices included with the separate circuits cooperate to produce an encoded signal on a common transmission line or network which interconnects the various circuits.