Knowledge Base Change Monitor

Author

Michels, Karen ; Jackoway, David ; Perrin, Bruce

Author_Institution

McDonnell Douglas Corp., Colorado Springs, CO, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

6-11 May 1990

Firstpage

72

Lastpage

79

Abstract

The knowledge Base Change Monitor provides capabilities to track and analyze changes to the knowledge used by an expert system. This information can be used to evaluate proposed changes, evaluate performance of a changed system and provide information necessary for maintaining an evolving knowledge base. These capabilities are essential in large, complex production systems. The Knowledge Base Change Monitor prototype takes the first step in demonstrating how some facilities for the management of knowledge can be implemented. The approach used in this project integrates capabilities existing in several computer disciplines. Currently, the information collected by the monitor and the statistical analyses it produces are available to the analyst. With this feedback the analyst is able to tune the expert system, increasing the quality of its reasoning process over time

Keywords

knowledge based systems; knowledge engineering; performance evaluation; programming environments; changed system; complex production systems; computer disciplines; evolving knowledge base; expert system; knowledge Base Change Monitor; proposed changes; reasoning process; statistical analyses; Artificial intelligence; Expert systems; Information analysis; Knowledge based systems; Knowledge management; Monitoring; Production systems; Prototypes; Springs; Statistical analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AI Systems in Government Conference, 1990. Proceedings., Fifth Annual

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2044-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AISIG.1990.63805

Filename

63805