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An expert system framework to support aircraft accident and incident investigations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2021

C.B.R. Ng Open the ORCID record for C.B.R. Ng [Opens in a new window] ,
C. Bil  and
T. O’Bree
C.B.R. Ng*
Affiliation:
School of Engineering RMIT University, Building 251 264 Plenty Road, Mill Park, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
C. Bil
Affiliation:
School of Engineering RMIT University, Building 251 264 Plenty Road, Mill Park, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
T. O’Bree
Affiliation:
Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Level 1 62 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
*
s3620140@student.rmit.edu.au
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Abstract

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audits its Member States for safety oversight and monitors its Effective Implementation (EI). The global average EI was 68.83% in 2019, with 46% audited Member States achieving 75% EI (2022 target); however, an ICAO (2016 – 2018) audit highlighted six Annex 13 non-compliance issues. One issue was that more than 60% of Member States do not have a comprehensive and detailed investigator training program, contributing to many shortcomings that include a lack of essential and volatile evidence preservation, investigation management, investigation reporting and/or safety recommendations. This paper proposes an Expert System that captures knowledge in aircraft accident investigation generated over many years and allows aircraft investigators to share, access and interrogate accumulated knowledge to support the aircraft accident investigation process. The Expert System will improve the evidence analysing timeline, conclusion consistency and accuracy and support the on-the-job “field” training of evidence analysis through self-discovery.

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ICAO Annex 13reason modelaircraft accident and incident investigationsExpert System

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 125 , Issue 1289 , July 2021 , pp. 1131 - 1156
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal Aeronautical Society

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