Rationalization of the operation process of intrusion and hold-up alarm systems

Abstract

Intrusion and hold-up alarm systems (I&HAS) are part of electronic security systems. They are now installed in many facilities, including those classified as critical infrastructure. The variety of available alarm control panels and their configurations means that I&HAS are installed with the use of alarm control panels with various functional and diagnostic capabilities. In the process of operation of intrusion and hold-up alarm systems, maintenance actions are most often used when no damage has occurred. This is referred to as preventive maintenance. These activities are aimed at carrying out preventive maintenance that will reduce the likelihood of damage or deterioration of the system. An extension and also an evolution of preventive maintenance activities is the development of the eMaintenance concept. By implementing modern solutions in diagnosing intrusion and hold-up alarm systems and using advanced IT applications, it is possible to monitor them and manage the operational process in real-time with the possibility of observing the degradation of the I&HAS. This makes it possible to take action to prevent the transition to a state of partial fitness or unfitness. As a result of the analysis of the operation process of the intrusion and hold-up alarm systems, taking into account diagnostic information, a graph of relations occurring in the system was developed. Then, dependencies were determined to calculate the probabilities of the I&HAS being in a state of full ability, states of periodic service, states of partial ability, and a state of unfitness. The issues of modelling the operation process of intrusion and hold-up alarm systems presented by the authors make it possible to rationalize the intensity of periodic inspections. The result is an increase in the value of the readiness index of I&HAS, which is particularly important in the case of securing critical infrastructure facilities.