Development of the criterion and the method of estimation of the complexity of the structure of technological systems

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https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2017.114433

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technological systems and elements, structure of technological systems, criterion of complexity of the structure of technological systems

Abstract

In the process of designing, manufacturing and operating complex technological systems, it is necessary to have criteria and methods for assessing the perfection of their structure. A method for assessing the complexity of the structure of technological systems by the criterion that is a complex quantity and takes into account the number of system elements, connections between elements, connections between elements and the external environment, and the hierarchical level of elements in the system is developed. The choice of the criterion was made under the following assumptions: the element of the system has one «input» and one «output», through which its interaction with other elements of the system and the external environment occurs; the state of the system element is uniquely determined by the state of its «input». The complexity of the structure of the unit element is unity; the complexity of the structure of the system consisting of an infinite number of elements is equal to infinity. The complexity of the system structure is determined by the number of system elements, the number of connections between them and the external environment, and also the hierarchical level of the element in the system. The method for assessing the complexity of the structure of technological systems is sufficiently accurate, intuitively acceptable and suitable for practical research. Application of the developed method in practice allows solving the problem of objective analysis of the structure of complex technological systems and giving them a quantitative assessment. An example of using the method for analyzing the structure of technological equipment systems of sintering plants of the Krivoy Rog iron ore basin (Ukraine) is given.

Author Biographies

Yuriy Rud, Kryvyi Rih National University Vitaliya Matusevycha str., 11, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, 50027

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of Department

Department of Applied Mechanics and General Engineering Disciplines

 

Victoria Belonozhko, Kryvyi Rih National University Vitaliya Matusevycha str., 11, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, 50027

Senior Lecturer

Department of Applied Mechanics and General Engineering Disciplines

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2017-11-09

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Rud, Y., & Belonozhko, V. (2017). Development of the criterion and the method of estimation of the complexity of the structure of technological systems. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 6(1 (90), 4–11. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2017.114433

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (90) (2017): Engineering technological systems

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Engineering technological systems

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