Expert air monitoring system (EXAMS): An expert system to use FT-IR for air monitoring
- General Motors Research and Development Center, Warren, MI (United States)
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). School of Public Health
The goal of this research was to investigate the feasibility of developing an MS-Windows based expert system for monitoring organic compounds in workplace air by FF-IR spectrometry. The blackboard expert system includes both expert, algorithmic and rule-based components, and a well-developed user interface. The expert system enables the non-spectroscopist to correctly utilize this powerful analytical technique. In a complementary fashion, the expert system also allows the non-environmental specialist who has skills in spectroscopy to correctly interpret the environmental significance of results obtained using FI-IR. This expert system currently operates in occupational environments with known atmospheric contaminants, but with the ability to flag the presence of unanticipated compounds. Decision tracing allows the experienced user to evaluate the expert system`s decisions. As part of the validation of the expert system it was evaluated against previously published data for the analysis of pure compounds and found to perform as well or better than the expert spectroscopists in most cases.
- OSTI ID:
- 276415
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950209-; TRN: IM9636%%179
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4. international symposium on field screening methods for hazardous wastes and toxic chemicals, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 22-24 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Field screening methods for hazardous wastes and toxic chemicals. VIP-47, Volume 2; PB: 701 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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