Title :
A knowledge-based expert system for managing underground coal mines in the US
Author :
Grayson, R. Larry ; Watts, C. Michael ; Singh, Hawa ; Yuan, Shiquan ; Dean, James M. ; Reddy, N.P. ; Nutter, Roy S., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Min. Eng., West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV, USA
Abstract :
The Mine Management Support System which is being developed as a knowledge-based expert system for better management of underground coal mines, is presented. Concentrating on capturing the complex body of knowledge needed to enhance efficient management of a mine, it will encompass information and preferred rules on work scheduling, work practices, regulations impinging on the accomplishment of work, responses to operating problems, and the labor-management work agreement. Different components of the mine system, modeled using an object-oriented layering technique, are displayed graphically to aid in coordinating work plans and to present locations of equipment, supplies, and proposed subsystem components
Keywords :
coal; database management systems; expert systems; mining; scheduling; Mine Management Support System; USA; knowledge-based expert system; object-oriented layering technique; practices; regulations; scheduling; underground coal mines; Automation; Availability; Bills of materials; Energy management; Environmental management; Expert systems; Job shop scheduling; Knowledge management; Mining industry; Object oriented modeling;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
