Applications of artificial intelligence in engineering VIII

Abstract

Volume 1 Design, methods and techniques. Invited Papers: The role of temporal reasoning subsystems in the architecture of autonomous robots. Fuzzy sensors and controllers. Part 1 Design: Complex modelling of design through object-oriented languages. A knowledge-based system for valuation and consultation on machine assemblies during design for configuration. Part 2 Methods and techniques: Verification of rule-bases using incidence matrices - the IMVER system. Maintenance of solution in a dynamic constraint satisfaction problem. Part 3 Decision support: Super-boxes - an accountable advisor system. Expert system support for teams of mobile distributed engineers. Volume 2 Applications and techniques. Part 1 Aeronautics and space: The 1992-1996 programme of work in artificial intelligence at ESTEC. Towards intelligent assistants for operations and logistics. Part 2 Human-computer interface and information systems: Cartographic problem-solving in geographical information system for agriculture. Using allspeak to reverse engineers KBS specifications. Part 3 Simulation: Process simulation controlled by demons - an AI approach for predicting the reliability of electrical substation architectures prior to design. Forcing function and time delay in qualitative simulation. Part 4 Knowledge acquisition and life-cycle management: Conception of a workstation for knowledge acquisition. Diagnostics expert system for defects in forged parts. Part 5 Process control: Alexsys - an expert system for the aluminium pressure die casting industry. Graphical knowledge representation in the Alexip system for petrochemical process supervision. Part 6 Applied qualitative reasoning: Real-time model-based diagnosis of gas turbines. Qualitative internal (or fuzzy) simulation of complex continuous processes. Fitting information availability and accuracy requirements. Part 7 Engineering modelling and analysis: Analogical reasoning - an organic chemistry application. Aspects of structural definition and data gathering for fuzzy modelling. Part 8 Autonomous systems: Behaviour-based AI, cognitive processes and emergent behaviours in autonomous agents. A blackboard approach to the mission management for autononous underwater vechicle. Part 9 Robotics: Robust trajectory for mobile robot. Robot motion planning. Part 10 Scheduling: CIM.REFLEX - using expert system technology to achieve real-time shop-floor scheduling. Interactive activity scheduling with object-oriented constraint logic programming. Part 11 Reliability and safety: A study of AI action of current-limiting devices. Expert systems applied to safety in chemical engineering plants. Part 12 Neural networks: Machine-learning approach to design of complex distillation columns. Application of an artificial neural network to on-line control of a process. Part 13 Manufacturing: KASBA - a knowledge-based system for flexible assembly execution. Intelligent system for the selection of locating chart.