A rough set approach to the treatment of continuous-valued attributes in multi-concept classification for mechanical diagnosis

  • Authors:
  • Li-pheng Khoo;Lian-yin Zhai

  • Affiliations:
  • School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798;School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798

  • Venue:
  • Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

The efficient use of critical machines or equipment in a manufacturing system requires reliable information about their current operating conditions. This information is often used as a basis for machine condition monitoring and fault diagnosis—which essentially is an endeavor of knowledge extraction. Rough set theory provides a novel way to knowledge acquisition, especially when dealing with vagueness and uncertainty. It focuses on the discovery of patterns in incomplete and/or inconsistent data. However, rough set theory requires the data analyzed to be in discrete manner. This paper proposes a novel approach to the treatment of continuous-valued attributes in multi-concept classification for mechanical diagnosis using rough set theory. Based on the proposed approach, a prototype system called RClass-Plus has been developed. RClass-Plus is validated using a case study on mechanical fault diagnosis. Details of the validation are described.