Application of artificial intelligence to triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (TQMS)

Conference · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5137164

Wong, C M; Crawford, R W; Kunz, J C; Kehler, T P

At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a totally computerized triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (TQMS) was designed to be used as a prototype for knowledge-based instrument control, i.e. as an intelligent instrument. In this context, intelligent implies ability to respond to novel situations and new problems, or to apply the experience that has been taught, and to use the power of reasoning and inference effectively to control behavior. With its computer-based data acquisition and control system, it has the ability to learn or respond quickly. The intelligence is encoded in the system using the representation and rule-based reasoning heuristic techniques of artificial intelligence. In the TQMS, the knowledge base is for the tuning of a TQMS, and the heuristics describe a self-adaptive feedback control process for real-time optimization or tuning throughout the entire data collector process. 11 references.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA
• OSTI ID: 5137164
• Conference Information: Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Journal Volume: 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200* -- Mathematics & Computers
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA ACQUISITION
KNOWLEDGE BASE
MASS SPECTROMETERS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
SPECTROMETERS
USES