Knowledge Based Management For Rotating Equipment Diagnostics

Knowledge based management system for rotating equipment diagnostics is a expert system to help the maintenance engineers in the power plants or gas plants using gas turbines for power generation. Industrial gas turbine (Rolls - Royce Allison 510 - KB7) is used as the emphasis of the project to develop the application. Case based Reasoning and Spiral Life Cycle model are used as the methodology in this project for the methods can support and fulfil the objectives of the project. Microsoft Access and Java runtime are used for the database set up and system development respectively. The final system offers eight different scenarios for gas turbine diagnostics. Reference tables and Scenario note function The system is effective and less time consuming, platform( operating system) independent, easy to use and should be helpful for the maintenance engineers. Diagnostics for the auxiliary system of the gas turbine should be incorporated in the system to have a more complete system. MySQL database system should be used in the future development if the database is to expand

Developing a traffic control device maintenance management system interfacing with Gis

Roadway systems contain a wide variety of spatially distributed physical features which require installation, maintenance and replacement. These features include traffic control devices such as signs, signals, pavement markings and streetlights. Several technologies exist that can be utilized by the transportation sector to improve program management of a number of these features. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology provides a powerful environment for the capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, and display of spatial (locationally defined) data. A need exists to provide an inventory of the transportation physical plant to interface with a work management system. Information pertaining to the number and condition of such features is required for planning, operating, maintaining, managing and budgeting needs. This thesis summarizes the development of a user-friendly, computerized process to establish a graphical interface between a roadway inventory database and GIS; Evaluation of existing technologies and a survey of current literature will provide a basis for the design of a Traffic Control Device Maintenance Management System. This system will provide a consistent form of technology transfer on a common platform. This system will manage resources by integrating work-orders and the database. The system will utilize GIS technology to integrate a work-order system and a database reporting system for resource management. The work order interface capabilities will include maintenance work-order management, project cost and progress tracking, and program planning and policy analysis; The key is to develop a user-friendly system useful to both the field-level installation crews and planning-level management. A case study in Clark County, Nevada, will be used to evaluate alternative methods of collecting and data on traffic control devices and to illustrate the development of a GIS-based management system. This system is intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operational practices as well as serve as a vital decision support tool for planning and management

MULTI-CRITERIA SCHEDULING OF ORDER PICKING PROCESSES WITH SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION

In profit-oriented environments, such as warehousing in the automotive industry and its suppliers, the minimization of labour costs, and thus the flexibility of labour force is an increasingly important issue. Such an operating policy requires effective capacity planning methods to determine the number of personnel and equipment per activity and scheduling procedures to define the sequence of tasks by considering their strict deadlines. In the following, the use of a discrete event simulation model for multi-criteria scheduling optimization of order picking activities in an automotive parts warehouse with genetic algorithm (GA) is presented. The operative planning system consists of a database, a discrete event simulation model, an application for capacity estimation and a scheduling algorithm. The system was designed to support operative warehouse management personnel in order to pick process scheduling and planning

Reference Model For Office Defense Cooperation (ODC) Training Support System (OTSS)

The purpose of this project is to develop a reference model and a prototype system for training management activities at the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) in US Embassy, Kuala Lumpur. A reference model is important as it serves as a good starting point for system developers to understand users' requirements, and it saves time, resources and cost, reduces risk, improves effectiveness and efficiency, and reduces ambiguity. The prototype system, referred as ODC Training Support System (OTSS), will provide functionality that could not be fulfilled by a primary system, and subsequently complement the primary system in order to achieve synergy and greater productivity. The reference model was developed using a simplified version of Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology, and Unified Modeling Language's (UML) notations. The database application for the prototype system was developed using Microsoft Access 2000, and the Web interface was developed using MySQL database server, HTML, PHP scripting language, and Apache Web server. The system was validated through system requirement testing and IBM's Computer System Usability Questionnaire. It was concluded that, users' requirements were met and the prototype system was operating well, however, the system's interface and functionality were recommended for further improvement. This project concludes by discussing problems and limitations that were encountered in completing this project, and offers a few recommendations for future development in this subject