Abie: An Ada-based Inference Engine
Abstract
An Inference Engine is that portion of an Expert System which, using input information, searches the rules associated with the system and attempts to draw conclusions. At present, commercial inference mechanisms have been written mainly in Lisp and C. However, in recent years due to the support of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), research in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Ada has begun to flourish. This research is primarily concerned with the design and implementation of an Ada-Based Inference Engine (ABIE) which uses forward-chaining via the Rete algorithm for pattern matching. The results of testing the inference mechanism are shown, and the importance of incorporating software engineering techniques is discussed. Areas for future research (e.g., modifying existing data structures and adding packages) are detailed.
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Graduation Date
1989
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Linton, Darrell G.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Department
Computer Engineering
Format
Pages
55 p.
Language
English
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0026642
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Engineering; Engineering -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Cianci, Maria A., "Abie: An Ada-based Inference Engine" (1989). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 4121.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/4121
Accessibility Status
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