Research on hybrid expert system application to blanking technology

This paper introduces the application of a second generation expert system in blanking technology. Depending on the empirical knowledge of domain experts and field literature, an expert system can play an important role in the field of blanking technology. An object-oriented blackboard model is given which can realize hybrid knowledge representation, such as production rules, frameworks and procedures. This paper mainly discusses the structure of the blackboard model and hybrid knowledge representation in blanking technology expert system. Since strip layout is a crucial and determining part in blanking technology, given here is an example of a blackboard model supporting hybrid knowledge representation about the strip layout process.