TAQL: A Problem Space Tool for Expert System Development.

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Abstract:

In recent years, the method-based approach to knowledge acquisition has received a great deal of attention. The method-based approach abandons traditional AI programming techniques and languages. Instead, method-based knowledge acquisition tools attempt to interact with the task developer in domain terms rather than computational terms. These tools are built around highly-structured problem-solving methods, and use knowledge of the built-in methods to drive knowledge acquisition. Method-based tools can be quite powerful, but the highly-structured method built into each tool limits its scope to a narrow range of tasks. Furthermore, there are some expert system tasks for which no method-based tool has yet been built, despite serious efforts to do so. SALT, KNACK, and OPAL are well-known method-based knowledge acquisition tools.

Author(s):
Yost, Gregg R.
Author Organization(s):
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA
Descriptive Note:
Doctoral thesis,
Pagination:
0139

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CMU-CS-92-134
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F33615-90-C-1465
Monitor Series:
WRDC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_2.1_Planning and Direction; JCA_2.1.2_Develop Strategies; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_4_Logistics
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*ACQUISITION, *INFORMATION SYSTEMS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, PROBLEM SOLVING, LANGUAGE, EXPERT SYSTEMS, SALTS, APPROACH, SPACE TOOLS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Information Science, Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Keyword(s):
*KNOWLEGE ACQUISITION
Report Date:
1992 May 01