R1: A Rule-Based Configurer of Computer Systems

Abstract

R1 is a program that configures VAX-11/780 computer systems. Given a customer's order, it determines what, if any, modifications have to be made to the order for reasons of system functionality and produces a number of diagrams showing the various components on the order are to be associated. The program is currently being used on a regular basis by Digital Equipment Corporation's manufacturing organization. R1 is implemented as a production system. It has sufficient knowledge of the configuration domain and the peculiarities of the various configuration constraints that at each step in the configuration process, it simply recognizes what to do. Consequently, little search is required in order for it to configure a computer system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA223957

Entities

People

  • John Mcdermott

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Artificial Intelligence
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  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Expert Systems
  • Language
  • Manufacturing
  • Operations Research
  • Power Supplies
  • Production
  • Recognition
  • Simulators
  • Uninterruptible Power Supplies

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  • Computer science

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