31-05-2012, 03:48 PM
CAN YOU ENGINEER THE RESILIENCE OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS
Notes from Professor’s Presentation
Professor mentioned about resilience in engineering fields. He discussed about complex adaptive systems. There are many studies on these adaptive systems and on how they work. Moreover, there are many techniques to improve resilience systems, especially to control potential risks of surprise situations. These techniques are a monitor for the sensitive systems which responses to unexpected events. Professor mentioned bout these sensitive systems, also known as brittle systems. Especially for high-profitable sectors, like petroleum, medical and technological systems, developing adaptive systems are important. To build an adaptive system, first we need to understand the current system. Then only it can be assured that new system works efficiently. The output of a system is a measurement of system performance and it is also a measurement of a risk.
Relevance to My Studies
Currently, I am studying “Natural Gas Transmission Network Optimization”. Resilience must be studied in every field of engineering. In natural gas case, many unexpected but challenging events may be occurred. In these situations, system must response to these risky situations quickly, because consequences can be expensive and dangerous. Therefore, gas network system must be built in a way that allows the system to react any events quickly. Since, pipelines are built for a lifetime. It is expensive to replace pipes. Thus, planning and building a robust system is important in not only natural gas system but also in any other energy fields.