Variable importance analysis: A comprehensive review

P Wei, Z Lu, J Song - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2015 - Elsevier
Measuring variable importance for computational models or measured data is an important
task in many applications. It has drawn our attention that the variable importance analysis …

Controlling factors in the variability of soil magnetic measures by machine learning and variable importance analysis

K Azizi, S Ayoubi, JAM Demattê - Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work is the first effort to apply machine learning approaches and variable
importance analysis (VIA) to the determination of environmental attributes that regulate the …

Extended Monte Carlo simulation for parametric global sensitivity analysis and optimization

P Wei, Z Lu, J Song - AIAA journal, 2014 - arc.aiaa.org
Estimating the functional relation between the probabilistic response of a computational
model and the distribution parameters of the model inputs is especially useful for 1) …

On the use of AR models for SHM: a global sensitivity and uncertainty analysis framework

A Datteo, G Busca, G Quattromani, A Cigada - Reliability Engineering & …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a complete sensitivity analysis of the use of Autoregressive models
(AR) and Mahalanobis Squared Distance in the field of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) …

From regional sensitivity to intra-sensitivity for parametric analysis of free-form shapes: Application to ship design

S Khan, P Kaklis - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Robust Parametric Sensitivity Analysis (PSA) is a prerequisite for efficient shape
optimisation via parametric modelling. A major challenge PSA has to handle is related to the …

Regional reliability sensitivity analysis based on dimension reduction technique

B Wang, X Huang, M Chang - Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Reliability sensitivity analysis is crucial for efficient design optimisation based on parametric
modelling. A common fact in applications is that reliability shows different degrees of …

A new variance-based global sensitivity analysis technique

P Wei, Z Lu, J Song - Computer Physics Communications, 2013 - Elsevier
A new set of variance-based sensitivity indices, called W-indices, is proposed. Similar to the
Sobol's indices, both main and total effect indices are defined. The W-main effect indices …

A novel single-loop estimation method for predictive failure probability-based global sensitivity analysis

Z Zhao, ZH Lu, YG Zhao - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
The existing predictive failure probability (PFP)-based global sensitivity analysis methods
may get stuck in practical application due to the large amount of calculation or insufficient …

An efficient sampling approach for variance-based sensitivity analysis based on the law of total variance in the successive intervals without overlap**

W Yun, Z Lu, X Jiang - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2018 - Elsevier
To efficiently execute the variance-based global sensitivity analysis, the law of total variance
in the successive intervals without overlap** is proved at first, on which an efficient space …

Fatigue analysis of upper limb rehabilitation based on surface electromyography signal and motion capture

Z Xu, J Lu, W Pan, K He - Sheng wu yi xue Gong Cheng xue za zhi …, 2022 - europepmc.org
目前, 上肢运动的疲劳状态监测, 一般单纯依赖表面肌电信号 (sEMG) 对疲劳进行识别和分类,
导致结果不稳定, 存在一定局限. 为此, 本文将 sEMG 信号识别与动作捕捉技术引入到疲劳状态 …