DIAGNOSTIC OPERATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORT VEHICLE AUTOMATIC OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC ACCESS DEVICE

during one said cycle, information is acquired representative of the electrical energy consumed by the motor, or position or speed information provided by said encoder or binary information indicating positions of switches. The method further includes dividing said cycle into a plurality of functional segments based on said acquired information, calculating at least one descriptor value, and then establishing a health status diagnosis of the health status assessment system.