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A general approach to assessing SHM reliability considering sensor failures based on information theory (2024)
Journal Article
Wu, W., Cantero-Chinchilla, S., Prescott, D., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Chiachío, M. (2024). A general approach to assessing SHM reliability considering sensor failures based on information theory. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 250, Article 110267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2024.110267

Structural health monitoring systems (SHM) involve implementing damage identification strategies to determine the health state of structures. However, it is important to pay close attention to the system degradation, especially the... Read More about A general approach to assessing SHM reliability considering sensor failures based on information theory.

An Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for the Optimal Selection of GNSS Satellite Subsets (2024)
Journal Article
Alluhaybi, A., Psimoulis, P., & Remenyte-Prescott, R. (2024). An Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for the Optimal Selection of GNSS Satellite Subsets. Remote Sensing, 16(10), Article 1794. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16101794

Continuous advancements in GNSS systems have led, apart from the broadly used GPS, to the development of other satellite systems (Galileo, BeiDou, GLONASS), which have significantly increased the number of available satellites for GNSS positioning ap... Read More about An Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for the Optimal Selection of GNSS Satellite Subsets.

A novel fault detection and diagnostic Petri net methodology for dynamic systems (2023)
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Badmus, T. A., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Prescott, D. (2023). A novel fault detection and diagnostic Petri net methodology for dynamic systems. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006x231212539

Faults can have significant, negative impacts on the operation and performance of simple and complex dynamic systems. Based on the integration of Bayesian network diagnostic features with Petri net formalism, the existing Bayesian-supported Petri net... Read More about A novel fault detection and diagnostic Petri net methodology for dynamic systems.

Intelligent and adaptive asset management model for railway sections using the iPN method (2023)
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Saleh, A., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Prescott, D., & Chiachío, M. (2024). Intelligent and adaptive asset management model for railway sections using the iPN method. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 241, Article 109687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109687

The maintenance strategy in railway transportation is crucial in ensuring safety, availability, and reducing operating costs. However, finding the optimal maintenance plan that takes into account the complex relationships between ra... Read More about Intelligent and adaptive asset management model for railway sections using the iPN method.

Perception on landslide risk in Malaysia: A comparison between communities and experts' surveys (2023)
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Sim, K. B., Lee, M. L., RemenytePrescott, R., & Wong, S. Y. (2023). Perception on landslide risk in Malaysia: A comparison between communities and experts' surveys. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 95, Article 103854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103854

Surveys and interviews were conducted in the present study among the public and landslide experts from various sectors in Malaysia to study their perception towards landslide risk in the country. Utilizing a questionnaire survey and interviews can pr... Read More about Perception on landslide risk in Malaysia: A comparison between communities and experts' surveys.

A modelling approach to studying variations in newborn life support procedure (2023)
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Tan, A., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Valstar, M., & Sharkey, D. (2024). A modelling approach to studying variations in newborn life support procedure. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 238(4), 777-796. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006X231173595

Variations in clinical practice are common. However, some variations may cause undesired consequences. Careful consideration of their causes and effects is necessary to assure the quality of healthcare delivery. A modelling approach that could captur... Read More about A modelling approach to studying variations in newborn life support procedure.

Ant colony optimisation of a community pharmacy dispensing process using Coloured Petri-Net simulation and UK pharmacy in-field data (2022)
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Naybour, M. T., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Boyd, M. (2024). Ant colony optimisation of a community pharmacy dispensing process using Coloured Petri-Net simulation and UK pharmacy in-field data. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 238(1), 29-43. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006X221135459

There are 11,619 community pharmacies in England which dispense over 1 billion prescriptions each year, providing essential primary care to NHS (National Health Service) patients. These pharmacies are facing pressure from a number of sources includin... Read More about Ant colony optimisation of a community pharmacy dispensing process using Coloured Petri-Net simulation and UK pharmacy in-field data.

Updating conditional probabilities of Bayesian belief networks by merging expert knowledge and system monitoring data (2022)
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Vagnoli, M., & Remenyte-Prescott, R. (2022). Updating conditional probabilities of Bayesian belief networks by merging expert knowledge and system monitoring data. Automation in Construction, 140, Article 104366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104366

Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) methods can be adopted for reliability analysis and real-time monitoring of critical infrastructure. Conditional Probability Tables (CPTs) are used to describe the dependencies between nodes in the BBN. The CPTs are usua... Read More about Updating conditional probabilities of Bayesian belief networks by merging expert knowledge and system monitoring data.

A Bayesian Belief Network method for bridge deterioration detection (2020)
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Vagnoli, M., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Andrews, J. (2021). A Bayesian Belief Network method for bridge deterioration detection. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 235(3), 338-355. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006X20979225

Bridges are one of the most important assets of transportation networks. A closure of a bridge can increase the vulnerability of the geographic area served by such networks, as it reduces the number of available routes. Condition monitoring and deter... Read More about A Bayesian Belief Network method for bridge deterioration detection.

Application of Network-level Traffic Flow Model to Road Maintenance in China (2019)
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Yang, C., Zhang, X., & Remenyte-Prescott, R. (2020). Application of Network-level Traffic Flow Model to Road Maintenance in China. Infrastructure Asset Management, 7(4), 297-306. https://doi.org/10.1680/jinam.18.00041

This paper shows how to simulate highway traffic flows using a Network-level Traffic Flow Model (NTFM) for both urban and motorway road networks. It highlights how road maintenance works can be modelled using a roadwork node in the network, and how t... Read More about Application of Network-level Traffic Flow Model to Road Maintenance in China.

Sensor selection for fault diagnostics using performance metric (2018)
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Andrews, J., Reeves, J., Reeves, J., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Andrews, J. (2018). Sensor selection for fault diagnostics using performance metric. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 233(4), 537-552. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006X18804690

As technology advances, modern systems are becoming increasingly complex, consisting of large numbers of components, and therefore large numbers of potential component failures. These component failures can result in reduced system performance, or ev... Read More about Sensor selection for fault diagnostics using performance metric.

Reliability and efficiency evaluation of a community pharmacy dispensing process using a coloured Petri-net approach (2018)
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Naybour, M., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Boyd, M. J. (2019). Reliability and efficiency evaluation of a community pharmacy dispensing process using a coloured Petri-net approach. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 182, 258-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.09.022

© 2018 It has been estimated that European customers visit community pharmacies to access essential primary healthcare around 46 million times every day. Studies of dispensing error rates in community pharmacies have reported error rates of between 0... Read More about Reliability and efficiency evaluation of a community pharmacy dispensing process using a coloured Petri-net approach.

A sensor selection method using a performance metric for phased missions of aircraft fuel systems (2018)
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Reeves, J., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Andrews, J., & Thorley, P. (2018). A sensor selection method using a performance metric for phased missions of aircraft fuel systems. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.07.029

Component failures in complex systems, such as aircraft fuel systems, can have catastrophic effects on system performance. There are a large number of components in these systems, each with a number of different failure modes, some of which can cause... Read More about A sensor selection method using a performance metric for phased missions of aircraft fuel systems.

Two probabilistic life-cycle maintenance models for the deteriorating pavement (2018)
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Cheng, Z., & Remenyte-Prescott, R. (2018). Two probabilistic life-cycle maintenance models for the deteriorating pavement. Eksploatacja i Niezawodnosc, 20(3), 394-404. https://doi.org/10.17531/ein.2018.3.7

© 2018, Polish Academy of Sciences Branch Lublin. All rights reserved. Pavement maintenance management poses a significant challenge for highway agencies in terms of pavement deterioration over time and limited financial resources to keep the road co... Read More about Two probabilistic life-cycle maintenance models for the deteriorating pavement.

A Petri Net-based life cycle cost analysis approach (2018)
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Kilsby, P., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Andrews, J. (2019). A Petri Net-based life cycle cost analysis approach. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 233(1), 90-102. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409718780106

Railway infrastructure providers, such as Network Rail, who owns and manages the British railway infrastructure, can improve the performance and reduce the life cycle cost of their assets through delivering effective asset management. Having the capa... Read More about A Petri Net-based life cycle cost analysis approach.

Quantitative risk prognostics framework based on Petri Net and Bow-Tie models (2017)
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Vileiniskis, M., & Remenyte-Prescott, R. (2017). Quantitative risk prognostics framework based on Petri Net and Bow-Tie models. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 165, 62-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2017.03.026

A simulation framework based on the Petri Net model is proposed in this paper used for performing quantitative risk prognosis through extending the Bow-Tie model. A Petri Net model is built to include features, specific to assets, such as the conditi... Read More about Quantitative risk prognostics framework based on Petri Net and Bow-Tie models.

A modelling approach for railway overhead line equipment asset management (2017)
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Kilsby, P., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Andrews, J. (2017). A modelling approach for railway overhead line equipment asset management. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 168, 326-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2017.02.012

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) is a critical sub-system of the 25 kV AC overhead railway electrification system. If OLE asset management strategies can be evaluated using a whole lifecycle cost analysis that considers degradati... Read More about A modelling approach for railway overhead line equipment asset management.

Fault detection and diagnostics of a three-phase separator (2016)
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Vileiniskis, M., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Rama, D., & Andrews, J. (2016). Fault detection and diagnostics of a three-phase separator. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 41, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2016.03.021

A high demand of oil products on daily basis requires oil processing plants to work with maximum efficiency. Oil, water and gas separation in a three-phase separator is one of the first operations that are performed after crude oil is extracted from... Read More about Fault detection and diagnostics of a three-phase separator.

Road maintenance planning using network flow modelling (2015)
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Yang, C., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Andrews, J. (in press). Road maintenance planning using network flow modelling. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpv031

This paper presents a road maintenance planning model that can be used to balance out maintenance cost and road user cost, since performing road maintenance at night can be convenient for road users but costly for highway agency. Based on the platfor... Read More about Road maintenance planning using network flow modelling.