A Universal Object Oriented Expert System Frame Work for Fault Diagnosis

Dattatraya Vishnu Kodavade, Shaila Dinakar Apte

Computer Science & Engineering, D. K. T. E. Society’s Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, INDIA.
Electronics Engineering, Department of Electronics Engineering, Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, Pune, INDIA.

DOI: 10.4236/ijis.2012.23009                

Abstract

The paper presents a universal fault diagnostic expert system frame work. The frame work is characterized by two basic features. The first includes a fault diagnostic strategy which utilizes the fault classification and checks knowledge about unit under test. The degree of accuracy to which faults are located is improved by using fault classification knowledge. The second characteristic is object oriented inference mechanism using message passing. Object orientation in inference mechanism improved inference efficiency. The developed framework demonstrates its effectiveness and superiority compared to earlier approaches using case studies.

Keywords

Knowledge; Inference; Object; Microcontroller; Heuristics; Inheritance

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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