An Expert System for Shipboard Maintenance

Abstract

Current corrective maintenance practices in U.S. Navy ships follow troubleshooting guides found in the paper copies of technical manuals. These manuals are often difficult to find, maintain, and store, and guides are not easily followed. An expert system for troubleshooting could improve current practices by providing a centralized program that is easily maintained and followed. By coupling to a database of procedures, the precise steps to correct the problem could also be called. An expert database system allows an expanded knowledge base that is easily modified while maintaining the integrity of the expert system program. A prototype system for troubleshooting the NAXI 100-2 Low Pressure Air Compressor was developed to illustrate the advantages of expert database technology in this application. VP-EXPERT and DBASE IV were used, and the prototype as demonstrated to SIMA, San Diego, was received favorably. Conclusions drawn supported the feasibility of such systems to assist in the performance of shipboard maintenance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA239424

Entities

People

  • Gordan E. Van Hook

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Compressors
  • Application Software
  • Compressors
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Expert Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Personal Computers
  • Programming Languages

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Oceanography.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).