KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS (KBS) HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN VERTICAL APPLICATION AREAS, SUCH AS THE DESIGN OF A PARTICULAR MACHINE SUBSYSTEM. THESE TRADITIONAL TOOLS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY DEEP KNOWLEDGE IN A NARROW DOMAIN. WE ARE DEVELOPING AND FIELDING A KBS THAT WE FEEL IS UNIQUE IN ITS DEGREE OF INTEGRATION AND ITS BREADTH OF APPLICABILITY. THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES OUR APPROACH TO DEVELOPING THIS APPLICATION, INCLUDING THE TECHNOLOGY USED TO SUPPORT REASONING IN THE DESIGN DOMAIN, A DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICATION, INITIAL RESULTS, AND LONG-TERM PLANS.
| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
