Expert Evaluation of Ecological and Economic Risks of Implementing Engineering Innovations by Coal-Mining Enterprises Based on Fuzzy Logic

The article is about a complex approach based on the method of analyzing hierarchies and using of fuzzy logics for assessment of risks deals with engineering innovations in coal-mining industry. This approach allows evaluating both quantitative and qualitative risk indicators of compared alternative innovative mechanisms and equipment, does not depend on a field of expertise, thus it makes possible to attract specialists with competencies in various fields of knowledge. Such kind of approach allows making a qualitative assessment of the situation on the basis of formalized logical conclusions, making decision making comfortable and accessible to any specialist. The proposed methodology is implemented as a part of a decision support system.