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ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes
Includes bibliographical references.
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2015
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| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Williamson, Lance K |
| author2 | Penny, R K |
| author_browse | Penny, R K Williamson, Lance K |
| author_facet | Penny, R K Williamson, Lance K |
| author_sort | Williamson, Lance K |
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| description | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/15982 ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes Williamson, Lance K Penny, R K Mechanical Engineering Rope - Testing - Data processing Mining machinery - Testing - Data processing Includes bibliographical references. This project was commissioned in order to provide engineers with the necessary knowledge of steel wire winder ropes so that they may make accurate decisions as to when a rope is near the end of its useful life. For this purpose, a knowledge base was compiled from the experience of experts in the field in order to create an expert system to aid the engineer in his task. The EXSYS expert system shell was used to construct a rule-based program which would be run on a personal computer. The program derived in this thesis is named ROPES, and provides information as to the forms of damage that may be present in a rope and the effect of any defects on rope strength and rope life. Advice is given as to the procedures that should be followed when damage is detected as well as the conditions which would necessitate rope discard and the urgency with which the replacement should take place. The expert system program will provide engineers with the necessary expertise and experience to assess, more accurately than at present, the condition of a winder rope. This should lead to longer rope life and improved safety with the associated cost savings. Rope assessment will also be more uniform with changes to policy being able to be implemented quickly and on an ongoing basis as technology and experience improves. The program ROPES, although compiled from expert knowledge, still requires the further input of personal opinions and inferences to some extent. For this reason, the program cannot be assumed infallible and must be used as an aid only. 2015-12-28T06:07:08Z 2015-12-28T06:07:08Z 1990 Master Thesis Masters MSc (Eng) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15982 eng application/pdf Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering Rope - Testing - Data processing Mining machinery - Testing - Data processing Williamson, Lance K ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes |
| title_full | ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes |
| title_fullStr | ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes |
| title_full_unstemmed | ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes |
| title_short | ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes |
| title_sort | ropes an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering Rope - Testing - Data processing Mining machinery - Testing - Data processing |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15982 |
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