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THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS AN APPROACH FOR ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AN EXPERT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT COMPLEX MAINTENANCE TASKS.

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2272
Amount: $83,146.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
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Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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1225 Jefferson Davis Hwy - Ste
Arlington, VA 22202
United States
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Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 RAM NANDAN P SINGH
 (703) 486-5100
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Abstract

THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS AN APPROACH FOR ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AN EXPERT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT COMPLEX MAINTENANCE TASKS. THE EXPERT SYSTEM WILL EMBODY BOTH PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE DERIVED FROM AIR FORCE TECHNICAL ORDERS, AND EXPERTISE FROM MAINTENANCE EXPERTS ON AN AIRCRAFT. THE SYSTEM WILL ATTEMPT TO EMULATE THE CAPABILITIES OF AN EXPERT TECHNICIAN: IT WILL ASSIST LESS QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS IN THE DIAGNOSES OF AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTIONS. THISEXPERT SYSTEM WILL NOT BE A REPLACEMENT FOR THE HUMAN; IT WILL SIMPLY ACT AS HER/HIS ASSISTANT. THE SYSTEM WILL BE DESIGNED TO RESIDE IN A PORTABLE MICROCOMPUTER. THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL YIELD TWO INDEPENDENT SYSTEM DESIGNS TO THIS EXPERT SYSTEM - ONE USING LISP AND THE OTHER PROLOG. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH TO DEVELOP A FULL SCALE EXPERT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM.

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