Qualitative Knowledge, Causal Reasoning, and the Localization of Failures.

Abstract

This report investigates some techniques appropriate to representing the knowledge necessary for understanding a class of electronic machines -- radio receivers. A computational performance model 'WATSON' is presented. WATSON's task is to isolate failures in radio receivers whose principles of operation have been appropriately described in the knowledge base. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA052952

Entities

People

  • Allen Leon Brown Jr

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Audio Amplifiers
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Causal Reasoning
  • Detectors
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Language
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Modulation
  • Radio Frequency Amplifiers
  • Reasoning
  • Signal Generators
  • Signal Processing
  • Structured Programming

Readers

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  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics