CABPRO: A rule-based expert system for process planning of assembled multiwire cables
Process planning for the manufacture of multiwire cables is a labor-intensive activity, often based on engineering experience and rules of thumb. Rather than the traditional form of expert system programming, which follows decision trees to a preplanned answer, this activity requires the system to produce an original plan based solely on the design requirements of the cable. CABPRO is a prototype system which produces the assembly instructions of a multiwire cable with a subset of features associated with it. CABPRO has proven to produce work instructions equivalent to those chosen by process engineers for the same cables in a fraction of the time. These results show promise that the CABPRO prototype will provide a solid foundation for the production version.
- Research Organization:
- Allied-Signal, Inc., Kansas City, MO (USA). Bendix Kansas City Div.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00613
- OSTI ID:
- 5542467
- Report Number(s):
- BDX-613-3830; CONF-880315-4; ON: DE88003819
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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