FUZZY MODELING AND ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESSING TO QUANTIFY RISK LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES .1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUZZY-LINGUISTIC RISK LEVELS
P. Mccauleybell et Ab. Badiru, FUZZY MODELING AND ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESSING TO QUANTIFY RISK LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES .1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUZZY-LINGUISTIC RISK LEVELS, IEEE transactions on fuzzy systems, 4(2), 1996, pp. 124-131
This paper presents Part I in a two-phase research project to develop
a fuzzy-linguistic expert system for quantifying and predicting the ri
sk of occupational injury, specifically, cumulative trauma disorders (
CTD's) of the forearm and hand. This aspect of the research focuses on
the development and representation of linguistic variables to qualify
risk levels. These variables are then quantified using fuzzy-set theo
ry, thus allowing the model to evaluate qualitative and quantitative d
ata. These linguistic risk variables may be applied to other potential
ly hazardous environments. The three phases of the knowledge acquisiti
on and variable development are covered, as well as the feasibility of
the linguistic variables.