Expert Systems in Engineering Applications

Expert system technology is receiving increasing popularityand acceptance in the engineering community. This is due tothe fact that there actually exists a close match betweenthe capabilities of the current generation expert systemsand the requirements of engineering practice. Prepared by adistinguished team of experts, this book provides a balancedstate-of-the-art presentation of the design principles ofengineering expert systems, and a representative picture oftheir capabilities to assist effi