ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes

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dc.contributor.advisorPenny, R Ken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Lance Ken_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-28T06:07:08Z
dc.date.available2015-12-28T06:07:08Z
dc.date.issued1990en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWilliamson, L. K. (1990). <i>ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15982en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWilliamson, Lance K. <i>"ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15982en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWilliamson, L. 1990. ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Williamson, Lance K AB - 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. DA - 1990 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1990 T1 - ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes TI - ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15982 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15982
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWilliamson LK. ROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropes. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1990 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15982en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.subject.otherRope - Testing - Data processingen_ZA
dc.subject.otherMining machinery - Testing - Data processingen_ZA
dc.titleROPES : an expert system for condition analysis of winder ropesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc (Eng)en_ZA
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