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Experiments with Casebase

To test the new systems, we constructed 45 input queries, or ``new cases'' and retrieved the most similar cases with KATE and with CBRDM. These are shown with the results in nine series, which are shown with their feature values, and with the number of the case that was retrieved.

KATE was used on computer with a 486 75MHz processor, under Windows 3.11. The retrieval time was usually less than two seconds. CBRDM was used on a computer with a similar processor, under MS-DOS, and the retrieval time was over 4 minutes per case.

The queries are thought to be some typical queries for the CBR system with the casebase constructed from OREDA. The feature value ``NA'' in the queries indicate that the information about the state of the feature is unknown. For some queries, KATE found no matching cases to retrieve, and this is indicated by ``NA'' for all feature values, and ``-'' for Case number.

In the first six series, a value for FD_NO - the failure description, was selected, which was tested with different values of FM_CODE. FAILURE_EVENT was set to ``GASLEAK'' and DC_CODE, Design Class code was set to ``CE'' for centrifugal compressors. Other features were set to ``NA''. The result of these queries with input is given in Tab 5.3 to Tab 5.8.

In series seven, FAILURE_EVENT was set to ``GASLEAK'', FD_NO to ``NA''and FM_CODE was tested with different values.

In series eight, FAILURE_EVENT was given different values, and other features were set to ``NA''.

In series nine, various queries were tested to check how the CBR systems perform with more variables given.

To be able to evaluate the degree of difference between the results of KATE and CBRDM, the number of differences between the resulting output cases in KATE and CBRDM was counted for each series. By differences we here mean feature values that are not equal.

We also counted the number of differences between the query-case and the results from KATE and CBRDM. The results are given in Tab 5.12, where the number between zero and nine indicate the number of differences. The numbers stated in the table are the number of case-pairs that have this difference for the given series.

The accumulated number of differences between the output cases of KATE and CBRDM for all series are shown in Fig 5.4.


 
Table 5.3: Results From Case Queries for MECHFAIL (Series 1).
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Case
Query1 NA NNF MECHFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NNF MECHFAIL NA MINOR CM MODERATE CE CLASSI 468
CBRDM 14 NNF MECHFAIL ESD/PSD MINOR GG LOW CE CLASSIII 4049
Query2 NA NFI MECHFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NFI MECHFAIL NA MINOR CS MODERATE CE CLASSIII 62
CBRDM 8 NFI MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR CM LOW CE CLASSIII 3078
Query3 NA NOT MECHFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NOT MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI 16
CBRDM 1 NOT MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSIII 59
Query4 NA NEF MECHFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NEF MECHFAIL NA MINOR MI LOW CE CLASSI 384
CBRDM 8 NFI MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR CM LOW CE CLASSIII 3078
Query5 NA NA MECHFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NOT MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI  
CBRDM 8 NFI MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR CM LOW CE CLASSIII 3078

 



 
Table 5.4: Results From Case Queries for MATFAIL (Series 2).
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Case
Query1 NA NNF MATFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 2 NNF MATFAIL NA MINOR CU HIGH CE CLASSI 1140
CBRDM 2 NFI MATFAIL NA MINOR NA LOW CE CLASSI 1004
Query2 NA NFI MATFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NFI MATFAIL NA MINOR CS MODERATE CE CLASSIII 61
CBRDM 2 NFI MATFAIL NA MINOR NA LOW CE CLASSI 1004
Query3 NA NOT MATFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NOT MATFAIL NA MINOR EG MODERATE CE CLASSIII 150
CBRDM 14 NOT MATFAIL NA MINOR GG LOW CE CLASSIII 4099
Query4 NA NEF MATFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NEF MATFAIL NA MINOR LU LOW CE CLASSIII 235
CBRDM 2 NFI MATFAIL NA MINOR NA LOW CE CLASSI 1004
Query5 NA NA MATFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NFI MATFAIL NA MINOR CS MODERATE CE CLASSIII 61
CBRDM 2 NFI MATFAIL NA MINOR NA LOW CE CLASSI 1004

 



 
Table 5.5: Results From Case Queries for INSTFAIL (Series 3).
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Case
Query1 NA NNF INSTFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE* 1 NNF INSTFAIL NA MINOR PU MEDIUM CE CLASSIII 305
CBRDM 1 NNF INSTFAIL NA NA LU LOW CE CLASSIII 373
Query2 NA NFI INSTFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NFI INSTFAIL NA MINOR CM MODERATE CE CLASSI 135
CBRDM 1 NFI INSTFAIL NA NA LU LOW CE CLASSI 385
Query3 NA NOT INSTFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NOT INSTFAIL NA MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI 7
CBRDM 218 NOT INSTFAIL NA MINOR SS LOW CE CLASSIII 4625
Query4 NA NEF INSTFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NEF INSTFAIL NA MINOR CM MODERATE CE CLASSIII 567
CBRDM* 12 NEF INSTFAIL NA NA PO HIGH CE CLASSIII 3752
Query5 NA NA INSTFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NOT INSTFAIL NA MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI 3
CBRDM 1 NNF INSTFAIL NA NA LU LOW CE CLASSIII 373

 



 
Table 5.6: Results From Case Queries for ELECFAIL (Series 4).
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Case
Query1 NA NNF ELECFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE* 1 NNF ELECFAIL ESD/PSD MINOR EG MODERATE CE CLASSI 195
CBRDM 1 NNF ELECFAIL NA MINOR CM LOW CE CLASSIII 467
Query2 NA NFI ELECFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NFI ELECFAIL NA MINOR MI MODERATE CE CLASSIII 555
CBRDM 217 NFI ELECFAIL NA MINOR SS LOW CE CLASSIII 4597
Query3 NA NOT ELECFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NOT ELECFAIL NA MINOR EG MODERATE CE CLASSI 489
CBRDM 12 NOT ELECFAIL NA MINOR SS LOW CE CLASSIII 3728
Query4 NA NEF ELECFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 14 NEF ELECFAIL NA MINOR CM LOW CE CLASSIII 4323
CBRDM 14 NEF ELECFAIL NA MINOR CM LOW CE CLASSIII 4329
Query5 NA NA ELECFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE* 1 NNF ELECFAIL ESD/PSD MINOR EG MODERATE CE CLASSI 195
CBRDM 23 NNF ELECFAIL NA NA CM MEDIUM CE CLASSIII 4417

 



 
Table 5.7: Results From Case Queries for EXTFAIL (Series 5).
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Case
Query1 NA NNF EXTFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE* 5 NNF EXTFAIL NA MINOR CU MODERATE CE CLASSIII 2104
CBRDM 13 NNF EXTFAIL NA MINOR SS LOW CE CLASSIII 4027
Query2 NA NFI EXTFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE* 1 NFI EXTFAIL NA MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI 2
CBRDM 217 NFI EXTFAIL NA MINOR LU LOW CE CLASSIII 4587
Query3 NA NOT EXTFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NOT EXTFAIL NA MINOR CM MODERATE CE CLASSI 600
CBRDM 9 NOT EXTFAIL NA MINOR LU LOW CE CLASSIII 3302
Query4 NA NEF EXTFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NEF EXTFAIL NA MINOR CM MODERATE CE CLASSI 136
CBRDM* 14 NEF EXTFAIL NA MINOR GG LOW CE CLASSIII 4077
Query5 NA NA EXTFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NFI EXTFAIL NA MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI 2
CBRDM* 13 NEF EXTFAIL NA NA LU MODERATE CE CLASSIII 4033

 



 
Table 5.8: Results From Case Queries for MISCFAIL (Series 6).
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Case
Query1 NA NNF MISCFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE* 1 NNF MISCFAIL ESD/PSD MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI 1
CBRDM 3 NNF MISCFAIL NA MINOR CM LOW CE CLASSI 1883
Query2* NA NFI MISCFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NFI MISCFAIL NA MINOR CS MODERATE CE CLASSIII 63
CBRDM 14 NFI MISCFAIL NA MINOR SS LOW CE CLASSIII 4355
Query3 NA NOT MISCFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE* 1 NOT MISCFAIL NA MINOR EG MODERATE CE CLASSIII 149
CBRDM 13 NOT MISCFAIL NA MINOR SS LOW CE CLASSIII 4021
Query4 NA NEF MISCFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 2 NEF MISCFAIL NA MINOR CM MODERATE CE CLASSI 741
CBRDM 9 NEF MISCFAIL NA MINOR CE LOW CE CLASSIII 3304
Query5 NA NA MISCFAIL GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE* 1 NNF MISCFAIL ESD/PSD MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI 1
CBRDM 6 NFI MISCFAIL NA NA SS MODERATE CE CLASSIII 2661

 



 
Table 5.9: Results From Case Queries for GASLEAK (Series 7).
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Case
Query1 NA NNF NA GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE* 1 NNF MISCFAIL ESD/PSD MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI 1
CBRDM 1 NNF INSTFAIL NA NA LU LOW CE CLASSIII 373
Query2 NA NFI NA GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NFI EXTFAIL NA MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI 2
CBRDM* 8 NFI MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR CM LOW CE CLASSIII 3078
Query3 NA NOT NA GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NOT MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI  
CBRDM 1 NOT MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSIII 59
Query4 NA NEF NA GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NEF EXTFAIL NA MINOR CM MODERATE CE CLASSI 136
CBRDM* 8 NFI MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR CM LOW CE CLASSIII 3078
Query5 NA NA NA GASLEAK NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -
CBRDM* 8 NFI MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR CM LOW CE CLASSIII 3078

 



 
Table 5.10: Results From Case Queries for various FAILURE EVENTS (Series 8).
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Case
Query1 NA NA NA ESD/PSD NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -
CBRDM* 14 NNF MECHFAIL ESD/PSD MINOR GG LOW CE CLASSIII 4049
Query2 NA NA NA HYDRATE NA NA NA CE NA -
KATE NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -
CBRDM 23 NEF MECHFAIL NA NA CU MODERATE CE CLASSIII 4458
Query3 NA NA NA NA EXPORT NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NFI MECHFAIL NA EXPORT PU MODERATE CE CLASSIII 663
CBRDM 8 NNF MISCFAIL NA EXPORT CS LOW CE CLASSIII 2970
Query4 NA NA NA NA INJECTION NA NA CE NA -
KATE* 6 NFI MISCFAIL NA INJECTION PU HIGH CE CLASSIII 2611
CBRDM 2 NFI MATFAIL NA MINOR NA LOW CE CLASSI 1004
Query5 NA NA NA NA MINOR NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NOT MECHFAIL GASLEAK MINOR VA LOW CE CLASSI  
CBRDM 2 NFI MATFAIL NA MINOR NA LOW CE CLASSI 1004

 



 
Table 5.11: Results From Various Case Queries (Series 9).
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Case
Query1 NA NA NA NA PRODUCTION NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NNF ELECFAIL ESD/PSD MINOR EG MODERATE CE CLASSI 195
CBRDM* 13 NNF INSTFAIL NA PRODUCTION CU LOW CE CLASSIII 3979
Query2 NA NNF ELECFAIL HYDRATE PRODUCTION NA NA CE NA -
KATE 1 NNF ELECFAIL ESD/PSD MINOR EG MODERATE CE CLASSI 195
CBRDM* 23 NNF ELECFAIL NA PRODUCTION CM MODERATE CE CLASSIII 4459
Query3 NA NNF GASLEAK HYDRATE PRODUCTION NA NA CE NA -
KATE 10 NNF ELECFAIL NA MINOR CS MEDIUM SC CLASSIII 3402
CBRDM* 13 NNF INSTFAIL NA PRODUCTION CU LOW CE CLASSIII 3979
Query4 NA NNF ESD/PSD HYDRATE PRODUCTION NA NA SC NA -
KATE 5 NNF INSTFAIL NA PRODUCTION CM MODERATE CE CLASSIII 2250
CBRDM 23 NNF MECHFAIL NA PRODUCTION CM MEDIUM CE CLASSIII 4477
Query5 NA NNF ELECFAIL ESD/PSD PRODUCTION NA LOW SC CLASSIII -
KATE 13 NNF INSTFAIL NA PRODUCTION CU LOW CE CLASSIII 3975
CBRDM* 38 NNF ELECFAIL ESD/PSD MINOR CS MODERATE CE CLASSIII 4537

 



 
Table 5.12: Number of Differences Between Cases, for All Series.
Cases 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Series
CBRDM-KATE   1     2 2          
KATE-Query 2 3                 1
CBRDM-Query 3 2                  
CBRDM-KATE     1 1 3            
KATE-Query   5                 2
CBRDM-Query   3 2                
CBRDM-KATE       3 2            
KATE-Query   5                 3
CBRDM-Query   5                  
CBRDM-KATE 1     1 2   1        
KATE-Query   5                 4
CBRDM-Query   5                  
CBRDM-KATE       2 2   1        
KATE-Query   5                 5
CBRDM-Query   5                  
CBRDM-KATE       3 1     1      
KATE-Query   5                 6
CBRDM-Query   5                  
CBRDM-KATE           2 2     1  
KATE-Query 1 3 1               7
CBRDM-Query 3 2                  
CBRDM-KATE         1 1 2     2  
KATE-Query 3   2               8
CBRDM-Query 3 2                  
CBRDM-KATE       1   1 1 2      
KATE-Query   1 1 2 1           9
CBRDM-Query 1 1 2 1              

 



  
Figure 5.4: Accumulated Number of Differences Between Output from KATE and CBRDM.
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Torgeir Dingsoyr
2/26/1998