ISSN:
0957-6061
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Economics
Notes:
The majority of engineering failures occur because of surface initiatedeffects such as wear, corrosion and fatigue. Surface treatment/coatings(T/C) offer the potential to prevent failure and often to reduce cost.T/C selection is an important part of design for manufacture (DFM)spectrum and has been a very elusive activity to formalize. With theadvent of knowledge-based systems, provision of T/C selection assistanceto the designer early on in the design process has become a practicalreality. Reports the development of the TESS (Tribologically EngineeredSurface Selection) expert system, which is concerned with the field ofSurface T/C and their selection for optimum engineering designsolutions. Introduces the T/C selection methodology and also describesthe system developed. A logic-based AI language, Prolog, has been usedfor the system development and versions of the system have beendeveloped to run on the workstation and PC platforms. The initial workon the system was carried out with SERC support. Further developmentsare under way in this and other related design for manufacturabilityareas in this integrated design decision support approach.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09576069410064733
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