<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In this paper, an Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS model which is based on a score function is proposed for detecting the root cause of failure in an Offshore Boat engine, using groups of expert’s opinions. The study which has provided an alternative approach for failure mode identification and analysis in machines, addresses the machine component interaction failures which is a limitation in existing methods. The results from the study show that although early detection of failures in engines is quite difficult to identify due to the dependency of their systems from each other. However, with the Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS model which is based on an improved score function such faults/failures are easily detected using expert’s based opinions.</p></abstract>

In this paper, an Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS model which is based on a score function is proposed for detecting the root cause of failure in an Offshore Boat engine, using groups of expert’s opinions. The study which has provided an alternative approach for failure mode identification and analysis in machines, addresses the machine component interaction failures which is a limitation in existing methods. The results from the study show that although early detection of failures in engines is quite difficult to identify due to the dependency of their systems from each other. However, with the Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS model which is based on an improved score function such faults/failures are easily detected using expert’s based opinions.

Application of Intuitionistic Fuzzy Topsis Model for Troubleshooting an Offshore Patrol Boat Engine

Polish Maritime Research

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In this paper, an Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS model which is based on a score function is proposed for detecting the root cause of failure in an Offshore Boat...

Application of Intuitionistic Fuzzy Topsis Model for Troubleshooting an Offshore Patrol Boat Engine

Published Online: Jul 22, 2017

Page range: 68 - 76

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0051

Keywords
Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS model, improved score function, MCDM, detecting early failure, Offshore Patrol Boat Engine

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Application of Intuitionistic Fuzzy Topsis Model for Troubleshooting an Offshore Patrol Boat Engine

Published Online: Jul 22, 2017

Page range: 68 - 76

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0051

KeywordsIntuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS model, improved score function, MCDM, detecting early failure, Offshore Patrol Boat Engine

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS model, improved score function, MCDM, detecting early failure, Offshore Patrol Boat Engine