Title :
The management of uncertainty in commercial expert system building tools
Author :
Escamilla, Terry D. ; Simmons, Dick B. ; Ellis, Newton C.
Author_Institution :
Cognitive Syst. Lab., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
The uncertainty management schemes (UMSs) found in commercial expert system building tools (ESBTs) are analyzed. Important issues characterizing UMSs are considered, and UMS approaches in general are surveyed. Specific criteria which categorize the UMSs of ESBTs are presented, and uncertainty schemes in several popular ESBTs are described. The acquisition of certainty values is also discussed. Possible enhancements to UMSs in ESBTs are suggested
Keywords :
expert systems; software tools; commercial expert system building tools; management of uncertainty; Artificial intelligence; Bayesian methods; Computer languages; Electronic switching systems; Expert systems; Joining processes; Knowledge management; Laboratories; Subspace constraints; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Tools for Artificial Intelligence, 1990.,Proceedings of the 2nd International IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Herndon, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2084-6
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.1990.130383
