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2nd New Zealand Two-Stream International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks and Expert Systems (ANNES '95)
A wool specification expert system in LEVEL 5 ObjectTM or experiences of a procedural programmer with a hybrid system
Dunedin, New Zealand
November 20-November 23
ISBN: 0-8186-7174-2
D.C. Maddever, Wool Res. Organ. of New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand
Some experiences of a self-trained programmer developing an expert system (ES), initially in VP Expert and then ported to LEVEL5 Object, are discussed. Moving from an incremental approach of developing code in FORTRAN to the disciplined approach required for an ES which is object oriented (OO), proved frustrating but also rewarding. A need for careful analysis and design not only provided a structure for the OO system development but subsequently proved useful for more conventional systems developments. The ES assists with the determination of a specification for parcels of New Zealand wool to be processed into carpet yarn. The extension to an intelligent system which learns by way of an evolutionary algorithm is being customised for commercial use in a yarn manufacturing plant.
Index Terms:
expert systems; textile industry; object-oriented programming; FORTRAN; learning (artificial intelligence); genetic algorithms; software tools; computer integrated manufacturing; wool specification expert system; LEVEL5 Object; procedural programmer; hybrid system; expert system; VP Expert; FORTRAN; object oriented programming; systems analysis; system design; systems developments; New Zealand wool; carpet yarn; intelligent system; evolutionary algorithm; learning; yarn manufacturing plant
Citation:
D.C. Maddever, "A wool specification expert system in LEVEL 5 ObjectTM or experiences of a procedural programmer with a hybrid system," annes, pp.393, 2nd New Zealand Two-Stream International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks and Expert Systems (ANNES '95), 1995
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