PROTOTYPE INTELLIGENT MAINTENANCE TUTORING SYSTEM

THE UTILIZATION OF INTELLIGENT MAINTENANCE TUTORING SYSTEMS ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS CAN BRING A NEW LEVEL OF ABILITY AND LEARNING. TO DEMONSTRATE THE POTENTIAL INHERENT IN THIS CONCEPT, COMPUTER * THROUGHT WILL BUILD AND DELIVER A SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT IS A WORKING PROTOTYPE FOR A MAINTENANCE TRAINING SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING PERSONNEL IN FAULT DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE M16 INFANTRY RIFLES. THE METHODOLOGY UTILIZED IN THIS PROTOTYPE WILL BE APPLICABLE TO OTHER SYSTEMS. THE TRAINING SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE AN EXPERT SYSTEM TO HELP THE USER IN FAULT DIAGNOSIS AND A COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING MODULE TO TEACH THE USER THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO EFFECT THE REPAIR. THE SYSTEM WILL EXECUTE ON AN IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER, XT OR AT OR A COMPATIBLE MACHINE. THE PROTOTYPE WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT AN INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM CAN BE PRODUCED AND FIELDED ON A PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM. IT WILL SHOW THAT COMBINING AN EXPERT SYSTEM WITH TRADITIONAL COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING RESULTS IN A SYSTEM THAT: (A) ADAPTS TO THE USER'S LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND (B) PROVIDES INSIGHT THROUGH THE DOMAIN EXPERTISE. THE FINAL REPORT WILL DISCUSS HOW TO EXTEND THIS EXAMPLE FOR A BROAD ARRAY OF USES.