Utilising object oriented approach in a knowledge based system development for an engineering design

The object oriented concept portrays the element of interest as objects. It defines the properties and behaviour associated with the objects. The object-oriented paradigm thus enables objects to be regarded as independent entities where control of the system can be obtained by direct communication between objects. This paper presents the application of object oriented principles to the development of a knowledge based system in an engineering design. The domain selected for the engineering design is the design of internetworks. The outcome is the development of a knowledge based system prototype utilising object oriented concepts, applied in the design of internetworks.