JARED%PLU@AMES-IO.ARPA (09/25/87)
NASA, Ames Research Center Intelligent Systems Forum Siu Shing Tong General Electric The ENGINEOUS Project at General Electric Abstract: The ENGINEOUS project was established in 1985 to address the problem of designing complex hardware that utilizes a massive number of parameters and analysis tools. For example, to design an aircraft engine, approximately 10,000 Fortran programs may be iteratively applied from conceptual design to final production. The number of relevant parameters defining a typical engine is estimated to be 300,000. The human intervention currently required to iterate these programs and parameters, particularly between programs and disciplines, contributes significantly to the 7 to 10 years lead time for the development of a new engine. An experimental system to aid engine designers has been developed and is being tested. ENGINEOUS makes use of artificial intelligent techniques (i.e., object oriented programming, knowledge based systems, rapid prototyping, etc.) to address problems too complex to be effectively handled by conventional programming techniques. This presentation will discuss the current status, initial user's experience, and the current development effort to map ENGINEOUS into a heterogeneous, distributed/parallel processing environment. Date: Thursday, October 1, 1987 Time: 1:30PM Location: Bldg. 258, rm. 127, the auditorium Inquires: Alison Andrews, (415) 694-6741, andrews%ear@ames-io.ARPA, or David Jared, (415) 694-6525, jared%plu@ames-io.ARPA VISITORS ARE WELCOME: Register and obtain vehicle pass at Ames Visitor Reception Building (N-253) or the Security Station near Gate 18. Do not use the Navy Main Gate. Non-citizens (except Permanent Residents) must have prior approval from the Director's Office one week in advance. Submit requests to the point of contact indicated above. Non-citizens must register at the Visitor Reception Building. Permanent Residents are required to show Alien Registration Card at the time of registration.