Crafting Knowledge-based Systems : Expert Systems Made Realistic

This practical work describes the entire process of building a knowledge-based application - from start to completion, from concept to operation - with clear, detailed treatments of planning, designing, building, and testing.

It also discusses recent insights into knowledge representation, including previously unpublished information.

A description is given of the full scope of knowledge representation available, such as frame-based, multiple context, and model-based representations, with the attributes and drawbacks of each pointed out so that readers may make appropriate choices that serve their individual needs.