TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge-based expert systems in surface coating and treatment selection for wear reduction
AU - Syan, C. S.
AU - Matthews, A.
AU - Swift, K. G.
PY - 1987/1/1
Y1 - 1987/1/1
N2 - Most engineering failures occur because of surface initiated effects such as wear, corrosion and fatigue. Surface coatings and treatments specified at the design stage thus offer considerable potential to prevent failure and reduce costs. However, few design engineers possess the comprehensive knowledge needed to specify optimum surface coatings and there is no recognised procedure for selection which can be universally adopted. With the advent of computer systems which can manipulate and store large amounts of data at low cost, a solution to this problem is now at hand. We report the development of a knowledge-based computer system to aid the designer in this crucial area. The paper presents the methodology behind the coating/treatment selection process, and outlines the knowledge used at the various solution stages, emphasizing wear reduction. The main selection criteria are presented and the industrial application of the system is discussed.
AB - Most engineering failures occur because of surface initiated effects such as wear, corrosion and fatigue. Surface coatings and treatments specified at the design stage thus offer considerable potential to prevent failure and reduce costs. However, few design engineers possess the comprehensive knowledge needed to specify optimum surface coatings and there is no recognised procedure for selection which can be universally adopted. With the advent of computer systems which can manipulate and store large amounts of data at low cost, a solution to this problem is now at hand. We report the development of a knowledge-based computer system to aid the designer in this crucial area. The paper presents the methodology behind the coating/treatment selection process, and outlines the knowledge used at the various solution stages, emphasizing wear reduction. The main selection criteria are presented and the industrial application of the system is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0257-8972(87)90181-2
DO - 10.1016/0257-8972(87)90181-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0023453878
SN - 0257-8972
VL - 33
SP - 105
EP - 115
JO - Surface and Coatings Technology
JF - Surface and Coatings Technology
IS - C
ER -