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Using Expert Models in Human Reliability Analysis - A Dependence Assessment Method Based on Fuzzy Logic

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In human reliability analysis (HRA), dependence analysis refers to assessing the influence of the failure of the operators to perform one task on the failure probabilities of subsequent tasks. A commonly used approach is the technique for human error rate prediction (THERP). The assessment of the dependence level in THERP is a highly subjective judgment based on general rules for the influence of five main factors. A frequently used alternative method extends the THERP model with decision trees. Such trees should increase the repeatability of the assessments but they simplify the relationships among the factors and the dependence level. Moreover, the basis for these simplifications and the resulting tree is difficult to trace. The aim of this work is a method for dependence assessment in HRA that captures the rules used by experts to assess dependence levels and incorporates this knowledge into an algorithm and software tool to be used by HRA analysts. A fuzzy expert system (FES) underlies the method. The method and the associated expert elicitation process are demonstrated with a working model. The expert rules are elicited systematically and converted into a traceable, explicit, and computable model. Anchor situations are provided as guidance for the HRA analyst's judgment of the input factors. The expert model and the FES-based dependence assessment method make the expert rules accessible to the analyst in a usable and repeatable way, with an explicit and traceable basis.
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hal-00610494 , version 1 (26-07-2012)

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L. Podofillini, V.N. Dang, Enrico Zio, Piero Baraldi, Massimo Librizzi. Using Expert Models in Human Reliability Analysis - A Dependence Assessment Method Based on Fuzzy Logic. Risk Analysis, 2010, 30 (8), pp.1277-1297. ⟨10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01425.x⟩. ⟨hal-00610494⟩
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