• DocumentCode
    1195160
  • Title

    Toward a competence theory of diagnosis

  • Author

    Benjamins, R. ; Jansweijer, Wouter

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. of Integrated Syst., Sao Paulo Univ., Brazil
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    43
  • Lastpage
    52
  • Abstract
    A competence theory of diagnosis works by decomposing diagnosis into sets of subtasks, or problem-solving methods. These methods are recursively decomposed until primitive inferences are found. Tasks and methods are then organized in a task-method decomposition structure.<>
  • Keywords
    diagnostic expert systems; inference mechanisms; problem solving; competence theory; diagnosis decomposition; primitive inferences; problem-solving methods; recursive decomposition; subtasks; task-method decomposition structure; Artificial intelligence; Costs; Engines; Fault diagnosis; Fuel storage; Problem-solving; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IEEE Expert
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-9000
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/64.331489
  • Filename
    331489