Abstract
Complex technical infrastructures are systems of systems characterized by hierarchical structures, made by thousands of mutually interconnected components performing different functions. Given their complexity, it is difficult to derive their functional logic using traditional risk and reliability analysis methods based on engineering knowledge. In this work, we propose to address the problem in an innovative way that makes use of the large amount of data available from monitoring those systems. Specifically, we develop a data-driven framework to identify the critical components of a complex technical infrastructure. The criticality of a component with respect to the safe/failed state of the infrastructure is assessed considering a feature selection technique which employs Random Forest (RF) classification and a feature importance score. The proposed data-driven framework is applied to a nuclear power plant system and a synthetic case study, which mimics the complexity of a technical infrastructure.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Reliability Engineering & System Safety |
Volume | 204 |
Early online date | 18 Aug 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2020 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- importance measure
- feature selection
- random forest
- complex technical infrastructure
- auxiliary feedwater system