An Expert System for Helicopter Conceptual Design
An Expert System for Helicopter Conceptual Design
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1987
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Babuska, Vit
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Fabunmi, James A.
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Abstract
The objective of this thesis is to demonstrate the
applicability of expert systems in helicopter conceptual
design by developing an expert assistant which aids the
engineer in defining a feasible design configuration. The
expert assistant combines some experiential knowledge of the
design engineer with a typical conceptual design algorithm
to guide the engineer to a reasonable baseline design. The
expert assistant was developed on a personal computer using
the expert system shell INSIGHT2+®. The design algorithm
employed is SSPl, a helicopter weight and sizing program
developed at the US Army Applied Technologies Laboratory. A
set of heuristic rules was developed which attempts to
simulate the thinking of an expert design engineer using
SSP1 for helicopter conceptual design. The result, a
Prototype expert assistant which aids an engineer in the
conceptual design phase, demonstrates the feasibility of
expert systems in helicopter design.