Integrated decision support for aviation safety inspectors

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 23, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 381-403

  Luxhøj, James T ^a   Williams, Trefor P ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft safety; Intelligent decision systems; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRCRAFT; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; CURVE FITTING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; INSPECTION; INTEGRATION; MAINTENANCE; NEURAL NETWORKS;

AGING AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT SAFETY INSPECTION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030285703     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(96)80018-7     Document Type: Article

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