Fuzzy rule-based Bayesian reasoning approach for prioritization of failures in FMEA

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 517-528

  Yang, Zaili ^a   Bonsall, Steve ^a   Wang, Jin ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian reasoning; FMEA; Fuzzy rule base; Maritime risk analysis

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER NETWORKS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; TANKERS (SHIPS);

BAYESIAN REASONING; FMEA; FUZZY RULE BASE; MARITIME RISK ANALYSIS; RULE-BASED;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 51449113428     PISSN: 00189529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TR.2008.928208     Document Type: Article

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