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Nasa ground terminal communication equipment automated fault isolation expert systems
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Tang, Y. K. Wetzel, C. R. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | The prototype expert systems are described that diagnose the Distribution and Switching System I and II (DSS1 and DSS2), Statistical Multiplexers (SM), and Multiplexer and Demultiplexer systems (MDM) at the NASA Ground Terminal (NGT). A system level fault isolation expert system monitors the activities of a selected data stream, verifies that the fault exists in the NGT and identifies the faulty equipment. Equipment level fault isolation expert systems are invoked to isolate the fault to a Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) level. Input and sometimes output data stream activities for the equipment are available. The system level fault isolation expert system compares the equipment input and output status for a data stream and performs loopback tests (if necessary) to isolate the faulty equipment. The equipment level fault isolation system utilizes the process of elimination and/or the maintenance personnel's fault isolation experience stored in its knowledge base. The DSS1, DSS2 and SM fault isolation systems, using the knowledge of the current equipment configuration and the equipment circuitry issues a set of test connections according to the predefined rules. The faulty component or board can be identified by the expert system by analyzing the test results. The MDM fault isolation system correlates the failure symptoms with the faulty component based on maintenance personnel experience. The faulty component can be determined by knowing the failure symptoms. The DSS1, DSS2, SM, and MDM equipment simulators are implemented in PASCAL. The DSS1 fault isolation expert system was converted to C language from VP-Expert and integrated into the NGT automation software for offline switch diagnoses. Potentially, the NGT fault isolation algorithms can be used for the DSS1, SM, amd MDM located at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). |
| File Size | 485411 |
| Page Count | 8 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900012989 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2j72bv0t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Cybernetics Multiplexing Pascal Programming Language Computer Systems Performance Computer Systems Design System Failures Fault Tolerance Faults Algorithms C Programming Language Automatic Control Data Flow Analysis Ground Support Equipment Simulators Expert Systems Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
