Expert Systems in Engineering Applications

Expert system technology is receiving increasing popularity
and acceptance   in the engineering community. This is due to
the fact that there actually   exists a close match between
the capabilities of the current generation      expert systems
and the requirements of engineering practice. Prepared by      a
distinguished team of experts, this book provides a                                 balanced
state-of-the-art presentation of the design principles                  of
engineering expert systems, and a representative picture of
their      capabilities to assist efficiently the design,
diagnosis and operation of   complex industrial plants.
Among the application areas covered are the         following:
hardware synthesis, industrial plant layout design,                     fault
diagnosis, process control, image analysis,                                       computer
communication, electric power systems, intelligent                        control,
robotics, and manufacturing systems. The book is                           appropriate
for the researcher and the professional. The researcher            can
save considerable time in searching the scattered                                 technical
information on engineering expert systems. The                              professional
can have readily available a rich set of guidelines                  and
techniques that are applicable to a wide class of
engineering         domains.