- Author
- Smith, R. L. | Kashiwagi, T.
- Title
- Expert Systems Applied to Spacecraft Fire Safety. Contractor Report. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 1, No. 2, 103-113, 1991-1992
- Sponsor
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH
- Report
- NASA CR-182266; NAS 1.26:182266, June 1989, 12 p.
- Contract
- NASA-C-32000-M
- Keywords
- expert systems | artificial intelligence | spacecraft | space stations | fire detection | fire extinguishers | fire safety
- Identifiers
- space station freedom
- Abstract
- Expert systems are problem-solving programs that combine a knowledge base and a reasoning mechanism to simulate a human "expert." The development of an expert system to manage fire safety in spacecraft, in particular the NASA Space Station Freedom, is difficult but clearly advantageous in the long-term. The report discusses some needs in low-gravity flammability characteristics, ventialting-flow effects, fire detection, fire extinguishment, and decision models, all necessary to establish the knowledge base for an expert system.