Expert Systems in Production Engineering

Contents: Intelligent computer programs for plastic processing.- What are expert systems.- Concepts of expert systems and languages for their implementation.- Fuzzy sets in expert systems: Present status and future developments.- Man-Machine interface for expert systems.- The Oleophilic Advisor: Knowledge acquisition, representation and control.- From the database to an expert system.- The use of expert systems to support CAD-systems in mechanical engineering.- Examples and potential applications of expert systems in mechanical engineering.- Extensions and modifications to the PROLOG language in view of actual application programming.- Experiences with OPS 5 in the development of expert systems at Bayer.- Knowledge representation from a knowledge engineering point of view.- On the requirements for the implementation of knowledge-based industrial planning and configuration systems.- Expert systems applied to Computer Integrated Manufacturing.- Expert System Environment/VM applications in manufacturing.- Development of a producibility engineering expert system.- The development of an automatic system for the generation of planning and control data for milled components.