An enhanced singleton type-2 fuzzy logic system for fault classification in a railroad switch machine

•A new classifier is proposed for classifying faults in a railroad switch machine.•The proposal is easier to implement and yield better results.•Comparative analyses show that classification ratios achieved are higher.•Numerical results show that the proposal converges faster. A switch machine is an...

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Published in:Electric power systems research 2018-05, Vol.158, p.195-206
Main Authors: de Aguiar, Eduardo P., Amaral, Renan P.F., Vellasco, Marley M.B.R., Ribeiro, Moisés V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bayesian analysis
Classification
Computer simulation
Convergence
Effectiveness
Electrical equipment
Faults
Fuzzy logic
Fuzzy logic system
Fuzzy systems
Height type-reduction
Lubrication
Measurement
Multilayer perceptrons
Neural networks
Simulation
Switch machine
Trains
Type-2
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Summary:•A new classifier is proposed for classifying faults in a railroad switch machine.•The proposal is easier to implement and yield better results.•Comparative analyses show that classification ratios achieved are higher.•Numerical results show that the proposal converges faster. A switch machine is an electromechanical device that allows railway trains to be guided from one track to another. Among all possible faults that can occur in a switch machine, the three mains ones are: lack of lubrication, lack of adjustment and malfunction of a component. Aiming to classify these faults, an important contribution of this work is to address the height type-reduction and to propose a modified version of interval singleton type-2 fuzzy logic system, so-called upper and lower singleton type-2 fuzzy logic system, thereby reducing the complexity of the training phase. The computational simulations are performed with real data set provided by a Brazilian company of the railway sector. The obtained results are compared with other models reported in the literature (Bayes theory, multilayer perceptron neural network and type-1 fuzzy logic system), demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed classifiers and revealing that the proposals are able to properly handle with uncertainties associated with the measurements and with the data that are used to tune the parameters of the model. In addition, the convergence speed and performance analysis show that the proposed singleton type-2 fuzzy logic system is attractive for classifying faults in a switch machine.
ISSN:0378-7796
1873-2046
DOI:10.1016/j.epsr.2017.12.018