Genie Inference Engine Rule Writer's Guide.
Abstract
An expert system is a program that mimics the performance of a human expert in some intellectual endeavor. The inference engine is the heart of the expert system. Genie (GENeric Inference Engine) is a rule-based expert system shell that was initially developed as the basis of an expert system to assist human experts in assessing the vulnerability of turbine jet engines. It is also being used to guide statisticians in performing non-para-metric analyses. The program is best suited for diagnostic and classification problems. The report is intended for the person creating a knowledge base to be used by Genie. A sample knowledge base will be built to show how Genie's various keywords work and how production rules are written. Detailed definitions and restrictions of the keywords, two sample knowledge bases, and sample runs are presented in the appendices. A glossary is included to explain the terms used. An inference engine shell will aid the development of future expert systems, while the expert systems themselves will make the vulnerability analysts's job much easier. This guide will enable anyone to create his own expert system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA185709
Entities
People
- Frederick S. Brundick
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory