EXPERT SYSTEM FOR REACTOR PLANT SAFETY AND CONTROL

Award Information

Agency: Department of Energy	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 3478	Program Year/Program: 1987 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 3478	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Odetics Inc.
1515 S Manchester Ave Anaheim, CA 92802
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1987

Title: EXPERT SYSTEM FOR REACTOR PLANT SAFETY AND CONTROL

Agency: DOE

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $374,799.00

Abstract:
THIS RESEARCH WILL APPLY NEW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY TO THE CONTROL, MAINTENANCE, AND SAFETY OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EXPERT SYSTEM WILL BE TO DETERMINE OFF-NORMAL PLANT CONDITIONS AND TO GUIDE OPERATIONS PERSONNEL THROUGH A COURSE OF ACTION WHICH WOULD LEAD TO A STABLE PLANT. SOME OF THE INNOVATIVE FEATURES ARE A COMBINATION OF SPEECH AND VISION TO CAPTURE OPERATOR'S ATTENTION AND AN ADAPTIVE LEARNING CAPABILITY WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE SYSTEMS CAPABILITY WITH USE. THE PHASE I ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE EVALUATION OF VARIOUS EXPERT SEQUENCES, DEVELOPING A RULE BASE, TESTING A PROTOTYPE SYSTEM, AND COMPLETING A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESING. UPON COMPLETION OF PHASE I, ODETICS WILL RECOMMEND A PHASE II DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES PARTICIPATION AND EVALUATION BY A PLANT SITE.

Principal Investigator:
George Westrom
Principal Investigator
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Small Business Information at Submission:

Odetics Inc.
1515 S. Manchester Ave. Anaheim, CA 92802

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Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No