Leondes C.T. (ed.) Expert Systems: The Technology of Knowledge Management and Decision Making for the 21st Century

Academic Press, 2002. — 1928 p. — Six-Volume Set.This six-volume set presents cutting-edge advances and applications of expert systems. Because expert systems combine the expertise of engineers, computer scientists, and computer programmers, each group will benefit from buying this important reference work.
An "expert system" is a knowledge-based computer system that emulates the decision-making ability of a human expert. The primary role of the expert system is to perform appropriate functions under the close supervision of the human, whose work is supported by that expert system. In the reverse, this same expert system can monitor and double check the human in the performance of a task. Human-computer interaction in our highly complex world requires the development of a wide array of expert systems.Key FeaturesExpert systems techniques and applications are presented for a diverse array of topics including:
Experimental design and decision support
The integration of machine learning with knowledge acquisition for the design of expert systems
Process planning in design and manufacturing systems and process control applications
Knowledge discovery in large-scale knowledge bases
Robotic systems
Geograhphic information systems
Image analysis, recognition and interpretation
Cellular automata methods for pattern recognition
Real-time fault tolerant control systems
CAD-based vision systems in pattern matching processes
Financial systems
Agricultural applications
Medical diagnosis