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ITONUS: Expert system for machining on a lathe

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A microcomputer-based expert system for the diagnosis of lathe machining operations has been developed using the EXSYS shell on an IBM AT. Interviews with a journeyman machinist resulted in an initial knowledge base of rules containing basic concepts and relationships concerning set-up and control of lathe machining. The system provides the user with analysis and advice regarding the diagnosis and certain set-up aspects of common lathe operations, and has shown that it is feasible to elicit and mimic at least a portion of an expert machinist's knowledge and special skills.

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Louisville, 40292, Louisville, KY, USA

    Thomas L. Ward & W. Darrin Hall

  2. Engineering Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Louisville, 40292, Louisville, KY, USA

    Patricia A. S. Ralston

  3. Center for Industrial Ergonomics, University of Louisville, 40292, Louisville, KY, USA

    Waldemar Karwowski

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Ward, T.L., Ralston, P.A.S., Karwowski, W. et al. ITONUS: Expert system for machining on a lathe. J Intell Manuf 2, 353–363 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01471938

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