Using expert models in human reliability analysis-a dependence assessment method based on fuzzy logic

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1277-1297

  Podofillini, Luca ^a   Dang, Vinh ^a   Zio, Enrico ^b   Baraldi, Piero ^b   Librizzi, Massimo ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Expert elicitation; expert judgment; fuzzy expert system; human action dependence; human reliability analysis

Indexed keywords

EXPERT ELICITATION; EXPERT JUDGMENT; FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEMS; HUMAN ACTIONS; HUMAN RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

DECISION TREES; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

ALGORITHM; EXPERT SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MODEL TEST; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

ARTICLE; DECISION TREE; EXPERT SYSTEM; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

DECISION TREES; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77955917223     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01425.x     Document Type: Article

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