Title:
Knowledge
Base System for Fault Tracing System of Marine
Diesel Engine
Abstract: Marine diesel
engine provides the prime mover for the majority of ship propulsion
systems and
as such plays a fundamental role in ship operational and economy. Ship
owners
and operators focuses to the development of improved method of
analysis,
operation, fault condition diagnosis, performance monitoring,
performance
optimization, and recently emission analysis and control. Information
technology can be used to raise the technological level of diesel
engine
automation and control to enable a new generation of engines with high
level of
safety and friendly use for the operators. Knowledge base systems are
practically
suitable for these problems and will inevitably become an essential
element in
marine technology.
The main objective
of this paper is designing a prototype knowledge base system to improve
the
capabilities of fault tracing for a ship diesel engine. Such system can
be used
by non-experts to improve their problem solving skills. For
implementing the
Knowledge base system, a software package called EXSYS has been used.
Using
this software package eight rules were designed for building the
prototype
knowledge base system shell. The developed system has a friendly user
interface
and does not require any special programming skills to encourage all
operators
to use it. Also it can be used as a training tool for new staff.
Author: M.A.
EL-Iskandarani
and H.M. Abdul-Kader