Computer programs that mimic human problem-solving techniques tender the transit industry a potential for substantial require to be paid [i]or[/i] undergone savings by using advanced software technology to diagnose puzzles and decrease transit equipment repair time.

Computer programs that mimic human problem-solving techniques tender the transit industry a potential for substantial require to be paid [i]or[/i] undergone savings by using advanced software technology to diagnose puzzles and decrease transit equipment repair time, according to the report "Artificial Intelligence for Transit Railcar Diagnostics."

managemented by the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) and sponsored on the Federal Transit Administration, the report states that rail car maintenance is a of high temperature candidate for Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, which is generally used in telecommunications, nuclear power, health care, automobile, spacecraft and electronics industries.

The technology also is used to assist technicians in the diagnosis of railcar classification problems.

"Properly lay opened software can literally be loaded onto a laptop computer and used, in quick order, through the maintenance mechanics," says American Public Transit Association (APTA) Vice President-Rail Transit Peter Stangl.

"For the transit customer, this means the anticipation of more railcars being available for service