Introduction To Artificial Intelligence And Expert Systems

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

This book is intended to be a comprehensive introduction to the field of artificial intelligence, written primarily for the student who has some knowledge of computers and mathematics (say, at the junior or senior levels of college). The subjects for discussion are machines that can solve problems, play games, recognize patters, prove mathematical theorems, understand English, and even demonstrate learning, by changing their own behavior so as to perform such tasks more successfully. In general, this book is addressed to all person who are interested in studying the nature of thought, and hopefully much of it can be read without previous, formal exposure to mathematics and computers.

Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems for Engineers

This book provides a comprehensive presentation of artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies and tools valuable for solving a wide spectrum of engineering problems. What's more, it offers these AI tools on an accompanying disk with easy-to-use software. Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems for Engineers details the AI-based methodologies known as: Knowledge-Based Expert Systems (KBES); Design Synthesis; Design Critiquing; and Case-Based Reasoning. KBES are the most popular AI-based tools and have been successfully applied to planning, diagnosis, classification, monitoring, and design problems. Case studies are provided with problems in engineering design for better understanding of the problem-solving models using the four methodologies in an integrated software environment. Throughout the book, examples are given so that students and engineers can acquire skills in the use of AI-based methodologies for application to practical problems ranging from diagnosis to planning, design, and construction and manufacturing in various disciplines of engineering. Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems for Engineers is a must-have reference for students, teachers, research scholars, and professionals working in the area of civil engineering design in particular and engineering design in general.