Software environment for real-time expert systems including crisis state prediction

A comprehensive environment for real-time expert system development and implementation is described. The software is installed on a relatively simple distributed computer architecture, consisting of a workstation running UNIX operating system as a host computer, and a PC MS-DOS machine as a process computer. This architecture was chosen for an experimental prototype of the system, since addition of several more PC stations does not require any basic intervention on the software, and thus is easy to do. The basic intention is to create a flexible system, emphasizing the simple and relatively low-cost equipment needed for its installation. The shell offers methods for prediction of physical-system critical states. The computer and software architecture, the knowledge base, and the implementation are described in detail.