Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Based on Z-Numbers and the Graded Mean Integration Representation

摘要

Failuremode and effects analysis(FMEA)is a widely used safety assessmentmethod inmany fields.Z-number was previously applied in FMEA since it can take both possibility and reliability of information into consideration.However,the use of fuzzy weighted mean to integrate Z-valuations may have some drawbacks and is not suitable for some situations.In this paper,an improved method is proposed based on Z-numbers and the graded mean integration representation(GMIR)to deal with the uncertain information in FMEA.First,Z-numbers are constructed based on the evaluations of risk factors O,S,D for each failure mode by different experts.Second,weights of the three risk factors and experts are determined.Third,the integration representations of Z-numbers are obtained by a newmethod based on the GMIRmethod.Finally,risk priorities of the failure modes are derived considering the weights of experts and risk factors.Two examples and a case study are given to show the use of the proposed method and comparison with other methods.The results show that the proposed method is more reasonable,universal and simple in calculation.