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Knowledge-Based Techniques with Special Emphasis on Real-Time Expert Systems

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The use of knowledge-based techniques in real-time applications is still a challenge. Problems to overcome are, for example:

  • Representation of time and reasoning about events in time

  • Handling of asynchronous events

  • Inferencing within a given interval of time

  • Integrating knowledge-based components into conventional real-time software with a real-time operating system

The paper adresses these fundamental concerns and presents the state of the art in providing solutions, as well as the results of current rese?arch. Additional unsolved problems, such as validating knowledge-based systems and proving their reliability and safety, are briefly discussed.

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  1. Institute for Control Engineering and Industrial Automation, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany

    R. J. Lauber

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  1. Vakgroep Informatica, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Postbus 800, 9700 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Wolfgang A. Halang

  2. Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, FernUniversität Hagen, D-58084, Hagen, Germany

    Wolfgang A. Halang

  3. Department of Computer and Information Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 07102, Newark, NJ, USA

    Alexander D. Stoyenko

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Lauber, R.J. (1994). Knowledge-Based Techniques with Special Emphasis on Real-Time Expert Systems. In: Halang, W.A., Stoyenko, A.D. (eds) Real Time Computing. NATO ASI Series, vol 127. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88049-0_21

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