Project Title:

Methodology and Mapping Between Problem Requirements and Solution Scheduling

92-1-06.02-8817                                                   NAS05-32406
Methodology and Mapping Between Problem
     Requirements and Solution Scheduling
Approaches in Mission-Planning Expert
Scheduling Systems
American Minority Engineering Corporation
10422 Armory Avenue
Kensington, MD  20895
Jay Liebowitz                                        (301-933-8817)

Abstract:

     Expert scheduling systems are successfully being used in a
variety of aerospace industry applications, including scheduling
the requests for NASA Goddard-supported satellites. Even though
expert scheduling systems are being used at Goddard and other NASA
centers, an important and troubling question that many Goddard
managers involved in expert systems are asking is, "When is it
most appropriate to use a particular scheduling approach in an
expert system?" This project will map requirements to scheduling
approaches for use in mission-planning expert scheduling systems.
The answer to this question will lead to software reusability and
could save Goddard and NASA thousands of dollars.

Potential Commercial Application:

Potential Commercial Applications:  This project could lead to the
development of an expert system which will first assess the
situation and then select the appropriate scheduling technique
based on the requirements of the scheduling problem.

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