Intelligent Systems For Engineering A Knowledge Based Approach(1st Edition)

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Book Price $0 : When Men Of Knowledge Impart This Knowledge, I Do Not Mean They Will Convince Your Reason. I Mean They Will Awaken In You The Faith That It Is So. - Sri Krishna, Bhagavadgita BACKGROUND The Use Of Computers Has Led To Significant Productivity Increases In The En­ Gineering Industry. Most Ofthe Computer-aided Engineering Applications Were . Restricted To Algorithmic Computations, Such As Finite Element Programs And Circuit Analysis Programs. However, A Number Ofproblems Encountered In En­ Gineering Are Not Amenable To Purely Algorithmic Solutions. These Problems Are Often Ill-structured; The Term Ill-structured Problems Is Used Here To De­ Note Problems That Do Not Have A Clearly Defined Algorithmic Solution. An Experienced Engineer Deals With These Ill-structured Problems Using His/her Judgment And Experience. The Knowledge-based Systems (KBS) Technology, Which Emerged Out Of Research In Artificial Intelligence (AI), Offers A Method­ Ologyto Solve These Ill-structuredengineering Problems. The Emergenceofthe KBS Technology Can Be Viewed As The Knowledge Revolution: Other Important Events That Led To Increased Productivity Are The Industrial Revolution (17th Century); The Invention Of The Transistor And Associated Developments (first Half Of The 20th Century); And The World-wide Web (towards The End Of The 20th Century). Kurzweil, In A Lecture At M. LT On December 3, 1987, Linked The Progress Of Automation To Two Industrial Revolutions: The First Industrial PREFACE Xxxii Revolution Leveraged Our Physical Capabilities, Whereas The Second Industrial Revolution - The Knowledge Revolution - Is Expected Leverage OUr Mental Ca­ Pabilities. See more