Fuzzy-reasoning-based approach to qualitative railway risk assessment

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-167

  An, M ^a   Lin, W ^a   Stirling, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuzzy reasoning approach; Railway risk assessment; Rolling stock asset risk assessment; Uncertainty processing

Indexed keywords

FAILURE MODES; FUZZY LOGIC; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK;

FUZZY REASONING APPROACH; RAILWAY RISK ASSESSMENT; ROLLING STOCK ASSET RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY PROCESSING;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34247125137     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544097JRRT34     Document Type: Article

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