AGENTS FOR COOPERATING EXPERT-SYSTEMS IN CONCURRENT ENGINEERING DESIGN

被引:4
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作者
HUANG, GQ
BRANDON, JA
机构
[1] COVENTRY UNIV,SCH ENGN,CTR ENGN DESIGN,COVENTRY CV1 5FB,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV WALES COLL CARDIFF,COLL CARDIFF,SCH ENGN,CARDIFF CF2 1XH,WALES
来源
AI EDAM-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN ANALYSIS AND MANUFACTURING | 1993年 / 7卷 / 03期
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D O I
10.1017/S0890060400000858
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
A main theme of concurrent engineering is the effective communication between relevant disciplines. Any computer tools for concurrent engineering must provide sufficient constructs and strategies for this purpose. This paper describes the AGENTS system, a domain-independent general-purpose Object-Oriented Prolog language for cooperating expert systems in concurrent engineering design. Emphasis is placed on demonstrating the use of the AGENTS constructs for distributed knowledge representation and the cooperation strategies for communication, collaboration, conflict resolution, and control. A simple case study is presented to illustrate the balance between simplicity and flexibility. © 1993, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.
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页码:145 / 158
页数:14
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