An Expert System for the Design of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Systems

Abstract

Expert systems are computer programs that seek to mimic human reason. An expert system shelf, a software program commonly used for developing expert systems in a relatively short time, was used to develop a prototypical expert system for the design of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems in buildings. Because HVAC design involves several related knowledge domains, developing an expert system for HVAC design requires the integration of several smaller expert systems known as knowledge bases. A menu program and several auxiliary programs for gathering data, completing calculations, printing project reports, and passing data between the knowledge bases are needed and have been developed to join the separate knowledge bases into one simple-to-use program unit. Keywords: Cybernetics, Expert systems, HVAC, Air conditioning equipment, Heating, Ventilation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218287

Entities

People

  • Pedro J. Camejo

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Expert Systems
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Programming Languages
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.