This page presents a list of references applied to the development of this Expert System.

Fluid Power Circuits Explained. Written by Bud Trinkel.

Thesis: Expert System Prototype for Hydraulic System Design Focusing on Concurrent Engineering Aspects. Doctorate Thesis in Mechanical Engineering. Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, March 1998.

Author: Jonny Carlos da Silva

Besides the system, which has been demonstrated at different events, such as: the Hydraulics & Pneumatics Show, Pittsburgh (Nov.97), the Mecanica Fair in São Paulo (May 98) and more recently the ABIMAQ HP Show, São Paulo (Oct.99), the project has also resulted into several published papers:

  1. Silva, Jonny C. and Cheung, H.F.. Computer Support Environment Applying Object-Oriented Methods for Hydraulic Systems Design, Lancaster International Workshop on Engineering Design Computer Aided Conceptual Design, CACD'97, 14-15 April,1997.
  2. Silva, Jonny C. and Dawson, D.. The development of an expert system for hydraulic systems design focusing on Concurrent Engineering Aspects. ICED97, International Conference on Engineering Design, Tampere, Finland, 19-21 August 97, Vol. 1, pp 271-276, ISBN 951-722-788-4.
  3. Silva, Jonny C. and Dawson, D.. Knowledge Acquisition In The Context Of Hydraulic Systems Design- A Case Study. Tenth Bath International Fluid Power Workshop. University of Bath, United Kingdom, 10-12 September 97.
  4. Silva, Jonny C.; Bennett, D. and Counsell, J. M. Computational Agent to Integrate Expert System and Simulation Language. 9th European Simulation Symposium, Passau, Germany, October 19-23, 1997.
  5. Silva, Jonny C. and Dawson, David. Computational Agent to Integrate An Expert System for Design and The Internet. WebNet97 World Conference of the WWW, Internet and Intranet. Oct. 31-Nov. 5, 1997, Toronto, Canada,ISBN 1-880094-27-4.
  6. Silva, Jonny C. and Dawson, D.. Expert System for Design-Validation and Expandability Issues. Lancaster International Workshop on Engineering Design. Computer Aided Conceptual Design CACD'98, May 1998.
  7. Silva, Jonny C.. A Inteligência Artificial na obtenção de um sistema computacional para projeto de sistemas hidráulicos. Revista da Associação Brasileira de Hidráulica e Pneumática (ABHP) Artigo Técnico, pp 7-10, março/abril 1998.
  8. Silva, Jonny C.. Projeto de sistemas hidráulicos numa abordagem de engenharia simultânea. VI Seminário Nacional de Hidráulica e Pneumática, 22 a 25 setembro 1998, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
  9. Silva, Jonny C.. Concurrent Engineering Perspective of Maintenance Aspects through an Expert System Prototype. Spring Symposium organized by the American Association for Artificial Intelligence. Stanford University, March 22- 24, 1999. Technical Report SS-99-04, ISBN 1-57735-084-7.
  10. Silva, Jonny C.. Cost Estimate in the Design Phase through an Expert System Prototype. 15th Brazilian Congress of Mechanical Engineering, COBEM'99.
  11. Silva, Jonny C. and Back, Nelson. Shaping the Process of Fluid Power System Design Applying an Expert System. To be published in the Journal of Research in Engineering Design.
  12. Silva, Jonny C. and Trinkel, Bud. Fluid Power System Design & Artificial Intelligence A Revolutionary Approach. Feature Article published in the Fluid Power Journal, January/February 2000.
  13. Silva, Jonny C.. Artificial Intelligence Enhancing Fluid Power System Design. IFPE- International Fluid Power Exposition and Technical Conference, April 4-6, 2000, Chicago, IL USA, pp 157-168. ISBN 0-942220-42-0.
  14. Silva, Jonny C.. Artificial Intelligence Applied to Fluid Power Design- An Integrating Approach. This project was selected to be presented at the World Exposition 2000 in Hannover as part of the "Shaping the Future" Forum.

See comments about the system published on the Fluid Power Society discussion group.