A neural network based operation guidance system for procedure presentation and operation validation in nuclear power plants

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 813-823

  Mo, Kun ^a   Lee, Seung Jun ^a   Seong, Poong Hyun ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; NEURAL NETWORKS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTERIZED PROCEDURES SYSTEM (CPS); OPERATION GUIDANCE SYSTEM (OGS); WARNINGS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 34548405056     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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