An interval-valued hesitant fuzzy multigranulation rough set over two universes model for steam turbine fault diagnosis

In the field of mechanical engineering, steam turbine fault diagnosis is a difficult task for mechanical engineers who are confronted with challenges in dealing with copious amounts of uncertain information. Different mechanical engineers may have their own opinions about the system fault knowledge base that differs slightly from other mechanical engineers. Thus, to solve the problems presented by uncertain data analysis and group decision-making in steam turbine fault diagnosis, we propose a new rough set model that combines interval-valued hesitant fuzzy sets with multigranulation rough sets over two universes, called an interval-valued hesitant fuzzy multigranulation rough set over two universes. In the multigranulation framework, both basic definitions and some important properties of the proposed model are presented. Then, we develop a general approach to steam turbine fault diagnosis by using the proposed model. Lastly, an illustrative example is provided to verify the established approach and demonstrate its validity and applicability. © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.