PROTOTYPE EXPERT SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER SHIP STOWAGE PLANNING

This is a two-volume report on a project that consisted primarily of building and testing a prototype expert system to provide decision making support to persons who are responsible for planning stowage aboard containerships. Volume 1, Technical Report, presents the details of the development of the system, which was written in Turbo Prolog and was formulated on the basis of an actual loading configuration for a Farrell Lines vessel. Volume 2, User's Manual, describes the design and operation of the expert system and documents details of the rules for container placement guidelines and restrictions.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report; Vol.1-Technical Report; Vol.2-Users Manual
• Corporate Authors:

  ARCTEC Offshore Corporation

  9104 Red Branch Road
  Columbia, MD  United States  21045

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Tam, G W
  • Kotras, T V
  • Dillingham, J
• Publication Date: 1988-11

Media Info

• Features: References;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containers; Containerships; Decision making; Expert systems; Planning; Prototypes; Stowage
• Old TRIS Terms: Container stowage
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00656596
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Contract Numbers: DTMA91-86-C-60129
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM