Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Hoglund, James R.
URN	etd-11292012-040043
Title	An expert system for off-line analysis of rotating equipment
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Mechanical Engineering
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Kirk, R. Gordon Committee Chair Mitchell, Larry D. Committee Member Nelson, Douglas J. Committee Member
Keywords	Expert systems (Computer science)
Date of Defense	1989-08-05
Availability	restricted
Abstract The analysis of rotating equipment difficulties is currently accomplished by a specialist in rotating equipment examining the signs and symptoms of the equipment, applying his expert judgement, and determining the cause of the machine's difficulty. This thesis covers the development of an off-line expert system that can be used to emulate the expert's ability to interpret the signs and symptoms of the machine, including suggestions of possible further actions to take for repairing the problem or refining the proof for the proposed cause the difficulty. An editor has also been built which will allow an expert to keep the information used by the system current with the state of the art for rotating machinery diagnostics. This thesis documents the development of the PC—based Turbo Prolog expert shell and external knowledge-base editor. The use of the system editor is illustrated by loading current diagnostic table information into a knowledge base. Then the expert program's operation is illustrated by applying the editor-formed database in a typical session. The expert shell and knowledge base can operate as a stand—alone unit for field application. Resident experts in machinery diagnostics can build and update databases for distribution to users in the company to assure full uniform utilization of the current and most correct knowledge.
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