- An Expert system is a set of program that manipulate the encoded knowledge to solve the problems in a specialised domain that normally requires human expertise
- An Expert system knowledge is obtain from an expert source and coded in a form suitable for the system to use in reasoning mechanism
- The expert knowledge must be obtain from specialist or other sources like text, electronic docs, databases, knowledge bases, reports, newspapers, news channels, articles, soft-copy of document, research.
First knowledge is acquired and then encoded in some appropriate form loaded into a knowledge base, tested, refine continuously throughout the life of the system.
- expert system uses knowledge rather than data to control solution process
- knowledge is encoded and maintain as an entity or object that is well isolated from the control program
- expert system fully explain while required information is essential and how a particular conclusion can be made
- expert system often reason with meta knowledge
- expert system possesses vast quantities of domain specific knowledge
eg:- Name Domain Function
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Application of Expert System :-
- diagnosis and troubleshooting of devices and system of all kinds
- planning and scheduling
- financial decision making
- knowledge publishing
- process monitoring and control
- design and manufacturing