A conceptional design to employ engineering databases in mobile maintenance support systems

Todaypsilas Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)-Systems support the planning and construction phases of a plant by means of aggregating information of device units or assistance in generation of diagrams. However, information stored within the engineering databases of CAE-Systems are not widely used in the entire life cycle of a plant, such as operation of a plant which also includes maintenance. The latter is supported by maintenance systems that require a tedious configuration process. Therefore, this paper introduces the planning of maintenance activities during the planning phases of a plant, but also an export of data from CAE-Systems to maintenance related systems as well as retrieval of engineering information on-site directly from the engineering databases.