Knowledge Based Expert Systems
Knowledge Based Expert Systems
KMS
Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) exist to help
businesses create and share information.
Knowledge Management
Knowledg
e Base Interface
Mechanism
Knowledge Base
consisting of special facts about the expert & are the
rules, which the ES would use, based on those facts to
make decisions.
KB represents the total available facts and rules
available to an expert.
The knowledge base contains
(1) facts about a specific subject area (for example,
John is an analyst) and
(2) heuristics (rules of thumb) that express the
reasoning procedures of an expert on the subject (for
example: If John is an analyst, THEN he needs a
workstation).
It is a database consisting of theoretical foundations,
facts, judgment, rules, formulas, and experience.
Interface Mechanism
Processing an expert system consists of matching facts
and rules, determining the sequence of questions
presented to the user and making a conclusion.
The processing in an expert system is called inference,
which is done through inference engine.
An inference engine applies knowledge in a systematic
way.
It is basically a computer program, which processes the
rules contained in knowledge base to arrive at the solution
to the user’s queries.
User Control Mechanism
It is tool applied to the interface mechanism to
select, interpret and deduct or to infer.
These three components are independent of each
other.
This helps in modifying the system without
affecting all the components.
IN KBES knowledge is represented using
different methods like frames, rules or semantic
network.
Rule-Based System Example
here → fine
not here → absent
absent and not seen → at ? here → no
home ? seen → no
absent and seen → in the ? holiday → no
building sick
in the building → fine
at home and not holiday → ? here → yes
sick fine
here and holiday → sick
? here → yes
not here, in the building → ? holiday → yes
fine sick
data driven
absent
building
home
goal driven
fine sick