Fault pattern classification using modified dempster-shafer(D-S) combination rule

A modified method of conventional D-S evidence combination rule was presented. The consensus index of evidence based on distance measures of evidence was introduced into modifying the BPAs of hypotheses with the evidence sufficiency and evidence importance. By using the D-S combination and new decision rules, the different sets of BPAs for each hypothesis were calculated. A numerical example of the fault diagnosis is used to demonstrate the validity of the method by comparison with other methods.