RAMCAD PLUS: a CALS RAMCAD system

Author

Warlick, Gregory J. ; Findlow, Frank J. ; Lemmons, Connie ; Ng, Paul

Author_Institution

Lockheed Aeronaut. Syst. Co., Burbank, CA, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

24-26 Jan 1989

Firstpage

291

Lastpage

295

Abstract

RAMCAD PLUS is a rule-based expert system designed to evaluate the supportability characteristics of new designs. The system operates within a CAD environment and permits individual engineers to evaluate the relative supportability of their drawings. The system makes use of CADAM (computer-aided design and manufacture) drawing files as inputs and provides the designer with information on changes that will improve the supportability of their designs. Operating a CAD environment, RAMCAD PLUS represents a system in that it does not require inputs from anyone except the engineer to operate effectively. The RAMCAD PLUS system functions to increase the supportability designs in two ways: (1) by evaluating the supportability of drawings and suggesting design changes that would make them more supportable, and (2) by providing the engineer with interpretations of historic feedback data

Keywords

CAD/CAM; engineering graphics; expert systems; CAD environment; CAD/CAM; RAMCAD PLUS; computer aided logistics support; computer-aided design and manufacture; drawing files; engineering drawings; historic feedback data; maintainability; reliability; rule-based expert system; supportability characteristics; Costs; Data engineering; Design automation; Design engineering; Engineering drawings; Expert systems; Maintenance engineering; Reliability engineering; Systems engineering and theory; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1989. Proceedings., Annual

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ARMS.1989.49552

Filename

49552