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AIList Digest Volume 4 Issue 183
AIList Digest Wednesday, 17 Sep 1986 Volume 4 : Issue 183
Today's Topics:
Queries - Space/Military Expert Systems & Communications/Control ES &
Structured Analysis References & NuBus-to-VME Adapter &
Robotic Cutting Arm & Schematics Drafter & Mechanical Engineering ES &
OPS5 & IJCAI-87 Net Address & Common Lisp Flavors &
Looping in Belief Revision System & 2-D Math Editor
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Date: 16 Aug 86 15:39:32 GMT
From: mcvax!ukc!reading!brueer!ckennedy@seismo.css.gov (C.M.Kennedy )
Subject: CONTACT REQUIRED: SPACE OR MILITARY EXPERT SYSTEMS
CONTACT REQUIRED: SPACE OR MILITARY EXPERT SYSTEMS
I wish to contact someone (reasonably senior) who has worked on an expert
system in one of the following areas:
1. Space technology - monitoring, control, planning
2. Military Science - of particular interest is:
- prediction, e.g. modelling behaviour of states or terrorist
organisations and making predictions based on available
knowledge
- interpretation of sensor data. i.e. integrating raw data
from multiple sensors and giving a high-level "user-
friendly" interpretation of what is going on.
I wish to obtain the following information:
1. Postal address and telephone number (along with email address).
If possible: Times of day (and days of the week) when telephone
contact is convenient.
2. Details of how to obtain the following documentation (or better
still a direct mailing of it if this is convenient):
- TECHNICAL papers describing the architecture, knowledge
representation, inference engine, tools, language, machine
etc.
- papers giving the precise REQUIREMENTS of the system. If
this is not possible, a short summary will do.
3. Was the project successful? Were all the original requirements
satisfied? Has the system been used successfuly in an operational
environment?
4. What were the problems encountered and what has been learned from
the project?
I would also be interested to hear from someone who has done RESEARCH on
any of the above (or knows of someone who has).
Catriona Kennedy
Mail address: ckennedy@ee.brunel.ac.uk
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Date: Mon 25 Aug 86 12:18:41-EDT
From: CAROZZONI@RADC-TOPS20.ARPA
Subject: Cooperative Expert System
The Decision Aids Section at Rome Air Development Center is performing an
in-house study to establish a technical baseline in support of an upcoming
(FY 87) procurement effort related to the design of a "cooperative" expert
system - i.e., one which supports both communication and more extensive,
knowledge-based cooperation between existing systems.
We are particularly interested in hearing about any work related to expert
system design, distributed AI, and models for communication and cooperation
that may be relevant to this effort. Please respond by net to
Hirshfield@RADC-multics, or write to Hirshfield at RADC/COAD, Griffiss Air
Force Base, NY 13441.
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Date: Wed 10 Sep 86 15:49:36-CDT
From: Werner Uhrig <CMP.WERNER@R20.UTEXAS.EDU>
Subject: Communications Expert System - does anyone know more ?
[ from InfoWorld, Sep 8, page 16 ]
COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM TO HELP NOVICES, EXPERTS
Smyran, Ga - A communications software pulisher said it wil sell an on-line
expert system that helps computer users solve data communications problems and
work out idiosyncracies in the interaction of popular communications hardware
and software.
Line Expert, which will sell for $49.95 when it is released October 1, will ask
users questions about their particular configuration and suggest solutions,
according to Nat Atwell, director of marketing for publisher Concept
Development Systems.
..........
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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 86 22:25:30 cdt
From: Esmail Bonakdarian <bonak%cs.uiowa.edu@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
Subject: Expert Systems and Data Communication
I am working on my M.S. thesis which deals with the use of Expert Systems
in the area of Data Communications (e.g. help diagnose sources of
communication problems, help to "configure" components [DTE's and DCE's]
correctly, etc). I am curious to find out what knowledge based systems
(if any) exist that deal with this problem domain. I would very much
appreciate any pointers to literature or persons doing work in this area.
Thanks,
Esmail
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Date: Wed, 20 Aug 86 9:45:15 EDT
From: Marty Hall <hall@hopkins-eecs-bravo.ARPA>
Subject: Wanted: References on Structured Analysis Inadequacies
We are looking for references that point out some of the inadequacies
of Structured Analysis methods (ala Yourdon, for instance) in a
Software Development Process for AI software. We have a couple of
references vouching for the utility of Rapid Prototyping and
Exploratory Programming (thanks, by the way, for those who pointed
me to some of these references), but not explicitly contrasting this
with the more traditional Structured Design/Analysis methods.
These references are needed by our AI group for a "Convince the Software
Managers" session. :-)
Any help greatly appreciated!
- Marty Hall
Arpa: hall@hopkins AI and Simulation Dept, MP E-315
UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!aplcen!jhunix!ins_amrh Martin Marietta Baltimore Aerospace
103 Chesapeake Park Plaza
Baltimore, MD 21220
(301) 682-0917
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Date: 15 Aug 86 14:32:00 GMT
From: pyrnj!mirror!datacube!berger@CAIP.RUTGERS.EDU
Subject: NuBus to VME adapter?
I figured this would be as good a place as any for the following question:
Anyone know of a NuBus to VMEbus adapter? Something to allow VMEbus
boards to plug into a NuBus? We want to beable to connect our
Image Processing boards into things like the TI explorer and LMI machines.
Bob Berger
Datacube Inc. 4 Dearborn Rd. Peabody, Ma 01960 617-535-6644
ihnp4!datacube!berger
{seismo,cbosgd,cuae2,mit-eddie}!mirror!datacube!berger
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Date: Thu, 11 Sep 86 10:44 MST
From: McGuire@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA
Subject: robotics query: cutting arm
Could anyone give possible sources for a robotic arm, to be attached to
a CAD/CAM system(such as Auto-Cad), driven by a micro, such as a PC/AT?
This arm would be used to cut stencils, maximum 3 feet diameter, so it
would have to be very strong or complex. Canadian sources preferred.
Thanks. M.McGuire, Calgary, Alberta.
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Date: 19 Aug 86 12:41:39 edt
From: Raul Valdes-Perez <valdes@ht.ai.mit.edu>
Subject: schematics drafting request
I have designed and programmed a non-rule-based KBES that drafts
the schematic of a digital circuit (actually only the placement
part). To have an objective measure of the ability of this program,
I would like to compare its output with that of any other (perhaps
algorithmic) schematics drafter. I expect that a large CAD circuit
design package would have something like this.
Can anyone help me obtain access to such a drafter? (Please note
that this has little to do with a schematic *entry* program, nor
with a VLSI *layout* program.
Thanks in advance.
Raul E. Valdes-Perez or (valdes@mit-htvax.arpa)
MIT AI Lab, Room 833
545 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
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Date: Wed, 3 Sep 86 08:16 CDT
From: Bennett@HI-MULTICS.ARPA
Subject: Looking for Expert Systems for Mechanical Engineering
A friend of mine is looking for pointers to work done in Expert Systems
for Mechanical Engineering --- specifically in the area of
Mechanical Design.
If anyone has any information that would help please send it directly
to me as Bennett at HI-Multics.
Bonnie Bennett (612)782-7381
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Date: Mon, 25 Aug 86 22:54 EDT
From: EDMUNDSY%northeastern.edu@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA
Subject: Any OPS5 in PC ?
Does anyone know whether there is any OPS5 software package availiable in PC?
I would like to know where I can find it. Thanks!!!
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Date: 27 Aug 86 10:49:18 GMT
From: ulysses!mhuxr!aluxp!prieto@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (PRIETO)
Subject: ATT 3B2/400, 3B5 CMU - OPS5
What are the OPS5 requirements to be used in small machines like
3B2/400, 3B5 vs. VAX 11/780? Storage, memory, etc. Is there OPS5
software executing in these types of machines? Can software development
for an expert system application be done in the smaller machines or is a
VAX needed?
aluxp!prieto
(215)770-3285
ps. I am interested in getting OPS 5 - where could I obtain it?
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Date: 13 Aug 86 04:48:39 GMT
From: ucbcad!nike!lll-crg!micropro!ptsfa!jeg@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (John Girard)
Subject: IJCAI-87 ... usenet contacts
I am looking for a usenet or usenet compatible connection by which
I can inquire about the IJCAI program, ground rules and deadlines.
Please respond to
[ihnp4,dual,pyramid,cbosgd,bellcore,qantel]ptsfa!jeg
John Girard
USA: 415-823-1961 415-449-5745
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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 86 18:33:09 -0100
From: mcvax!csinn!solvay@seismo.CSS.GOV (Jean Philippe Solvay)
Subject: flavors and Common Lisp
Hi Kenneth,
Do yo know if there is any implementation of flavors in Common Lisp currently
available (public domain, if possible)?
Thanks in advance,
Jean-Philippe Solvay.
inria!csinn!solvay@mcvax.UUCP
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Date: Mon, 08 Sep 86 16:48:15 -0800
From: Don Rose <drose@CIP.UCI.EDU>
Subject: TMS, DDB and infinite loops
Does anyone know whether the standard algorithms for belief revision
(e.g. dependency-directed backtracking in TMS-like systems) are
guaranteed to halt? That is, is it possible for certain belief networks
to be arranged such that no set of mutually consistent beliefs can be found
(without outside influence)? --Donald Rose
drose@ics.uci.edu
ICS Dept
Irvine CA 92717
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Date: 0 0 00:00:00 PDT
From: "LLLASD::GARBARINI" <garbarini%lllasd.DECNET@lll-crg.arpa>
Reply-to: "LLLASD::GARBARINI" <garbarini@lllasd.decnet>
Subject: Availability of interactive 2-d math editing interfaces...
I am working with a number of other people on a project called Automatic
Programming for Physics. The goal is to build an AI based automatic
programming system to aid scientist in the building of numerical
simulations of physical systems.
In the user interface to the system we would like to have interactive
editing of mathematical expressions in two-dimensional form.
It seems a number of people have recently made much progress in this
area. (See C. Smith and N. Soiffer, "MathScribe: A User Interface for
Computer Algebra Systems," Conference Proceedings of Symsac 86, (July,
1986) and B. Leong, "Iris: Design of a User Interface Program for
Symbolic Algebra," Proc. 1986 ACM-SIGSAM Symposium on Symbolic and
Algebraic Manipulation, July 1986.)
Not wishing to reinvent the wheel, I'd appreciate receiving information
regarding the availability of any such interface.
Joe P. Garbarini Jr.
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
P. O. Box 808 , L-308
7000 East Avenue
Livermore Ca. , 94550
(415)-423-2808
arpanet address: GARBARINI%LLLASD.DECNET@LLL-CRG.ARPA
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