An artificial intelligent instructor for electrical circuits

Author

Ahmed, Maher ; Bayoumi, M.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

3-5 Aug 1994

Firstpage

1362

Abstract

An AI system is implemented by using the Prolog language. The system teaches students basic electrical circuit theory by generating problems. The circuits consist of resistors, capacitors, inductors and an ac supply. They could also consist of resistors connected to a dc power supply. The system reasoning starts by generating a random hypothesised answer and works backwards toward the supporting evidence to generate a suitable electrical circuit. A central problem lies in establishing an inference mechanism from the different rules that control the electrical circuit. The system answers the questions and explains the steps for the solution

Keywords

PROLOG; artificial intelligence; circuit theory; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; inference mechanisms; intelligent tutoring systems; AI system; Prolog language; artificial intelligent instructor; electrical circuit theory; inference mechanism; random hypothesised answer; Artificial intelligence; Capacitors; Centralized control; Circuit theory; Humans; Inductors; Inference mechanisms; Knowledge based systems; Power supplies; Power system modeling; RLC circuits; Resistors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1994., Proceedings of the 37th Midwest Symposium on

Conference_Location

Lafayette, LA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2428-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSCAS.1994.519061

Filename

519061