EXPERT SYSTEM PROGNOSTIC MONITOR

THIS EFFORT WILL ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF USING EXPERT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY TO DESIGN A LOW-COST ON-BOARD PROGNOSTIC MONITORING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED OFF-VEHICLE PROGNOSTIC WORKSTATION. THE SYSTEM'S PURPOSE IS TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF ARMY VEHICLE SUBSYSTEMS, PREDICT WHEN POTENTIAL FAULTS MAY OCCUR, AND PROVIDE VEHICLE DATA BASES FOR OFF-VEHICLE FAILURE TREND ANALYSIS. FIRST AN INVESTIGATION OF THE BRADLEY VEHICLE FAILURE MODES AND DATA INDICATING INCIPIENT FAILURE WILL ESTABLISH THAT THE INFORMATION EXISTS TO ESTABLISH THE SYSTEM. SECOND, EXPERT SYSTEM FAULT PROGNOSIS TECHNIQUES WILL BE APPLIED TO SAMPLE SUBSYSTEM PROBLEMS TO ASCERTAIN THAT THESE TECHNOLOGIES ARE APPLICABLE TO ARMY VEHICLE PROGNOSTIC MONITORING. THEN, THE SENSORS, COMPUTERS, EXPERT SYSTEM TOOLS, SOFTWARE, AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO BUILD A PROTOTYPE PROGNOSTIC MONITORING SYSTEM WILL BE IDENTIFIED. THIS WILL INCLUDE ESTABLISHING THE SPLIT BETWEEN ONBOARD AND OFF-BOARD DATA PROCESSING. A PRELIMINARY FUNCTIONAL DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE MADE, AND THIS WILL BE USED TO DEFINE THE STEPS FOR SUBSEQUENT DEMONSTRATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.