Synopses & Reviews
A practical guide to planning, building, and managing the development of an expert system. Provides comprehensive treatment of expert systems techniques, from basic concepts of knowledge acquisition to managing the expert system development effort. Contains three recent case studies that illustrate the methods used to analyze, design, develop, and manage the creation of an expert system. Provides illustrations, charts, diagrams, examples, and actual code from working systems.
Table of Contents
BASIC CONCEPTS.
Expert Systems Today.
Basic Expert Systems Techniques.
IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITES.
Identifying and Scoping Potential Applications--Part 1.
Identifying and Scoping Potential Applications--Part 2.
KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION AND SYSTEM DESIGN.
Analyzing a Consultation.
Cognitive Analysis.
Knowledge Acquisition.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.
Creating Small Rule-Base Systems.
Creating Forward Chaining Systems.
Creating Systems with Context Trees.
Creating Hybrid Systems.
Procedural Considerations.
Database Considerations.
Interface Considerations.
MANAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERT SYSTEMS.
Mnanaging an Expert Systems Development Effort.
Appendices.
References and Notes.
Index.