文档介绍：Development of an Expert System for Unmanned Arial Vehicle Design
D. Neufeld* and J. Chung**
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Industrial Engineering,
Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2K3
Abstract These systems, however, do not usually
aid the designer in less well-defined aspects of
Aircraft design is an exceedingly aircraft design, such as configuration design.
complex process requiring bined efforts (Nah, 1983) To e this limitation, this
of expert designers from multiple disciplines to research is aimed at supplementing traditional
arrive at a design that satisfies a set of mission approaches with the AI concept to aid in the
requirements. Because of this, aircraft initial configuration design phase of unmanned aerial
design is a costly and time-consuming process. vehicles.
The purpose of this research is test the feasibility Expert Systems are applications that
of using the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) simulate the reasoning pattern of a human expert
in the construction of a software package capable as he or she attempts to solve a problem. This
of aiding the initial design of unmanned aerial concept promises great savings in time and
vehicles (UAVs). This was done by developing money since aircraft design requires the close
decision making methods designed to emulate coo