Apparatus and method for expert analysis of metal failure with automated visual aide
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1. A digital processing system with expert system metal failure analysis, said system comprisinga digital data processing device;
- data storage means an electrical communication with said digital data processing device;
knowledge base means carried on said data storage means for identifying a possible mode of failure;
input means in an electrical communication with the digital data processing device;
output means in electrical communication with said digital data processing device;
visual display means for displaying macroscopic or microscopic views of selected metal failures, said visual display means being in electrical communication with said digital data processing device;
expert system means controlling the digital data processing device for requesting and receiving information from a user while displaying at least one of said selected views on the visual display means, said view being associated with at least some of the requests for information;
program means for receiving responses from the user through the input device;
inference engine means for logically correlating said received information with said knowledge base to isolate possible failure modes; and
incident file means carried on said storage means for retaining a record of the information requested and received from the user.
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Abstract
Apparatus and a method for providing a micro-computer based expert system having a knowledge base of failure analysis, as it pertains to metallic components. The apparatus and method includes interactive initialization procedure which includes communications between the user and the knowledge base. The sytem and method incorporates automated visual aids for the analysis of metal failure.
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1. A digital processing system with expert system metal failure analysis, said system comprising
a digital data processing device; -
data storage means an electrical communication with said digital data processing device; knowledge base means carried on said data storage means for identifying a possible mode of failure; input means in an electrical communication with the digital data processing device; output means in electrical communication with said digital data processing device; visual display means for displaying macroscopic or microscopic views of selected metal failures, said visual display means being in electrical communication with said digital data processing device; expert system means controlling the digital data processing device for requesting and receiving information from a user while displaying at least one of said selected views on the visual display means, said view being associated with at least some of the requests for information; program means for receiving responses from the user through the input device; inference engine means for logically correlating said received information with said knowledge base to isolate possible failure modes; and incident file means carried on said storage means for retaining a record of the information requested and received from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for expert system metal failure analysis, said method comprising the steps of
requesting failure related information from a user through a digital data processing device; -
displaying at least one macroscopic or microscopic view of a metal failure associated with a request for information; accessing a knowledge base containing metal failure information; correlating said user information and said knowledge base information; identifying possible failure modes and storing said requested information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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