Title :
A knowledge-base design and application prototyping tool based on an enhanced functional data model
Author :
Prabhakar, Satya ; Navathe, Shamkant
Author_Institution :
Honeywell, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of a knowledge base design and prototyping tool, Crayon, based on an enhanced formal functional data model implemented in Prolog. The objective was to explore use of this data model for knowledge base management. A discussion is presented of the advantages of the model (formal representation, semantic richness and simplicity) from the perspective of two knowledge representation guidelines and the advantages of using Prolog as the implementation language for knowledge base prototyping. The authors propose and discuss theoretical enhancements to the functional data model in the form of knowledge-oriented constraints
Keywords :
knowledge based systems; knowledge representation; software prototyping; software tools; Crayon; Prolog; enhanced formal functional data model; knowledge base design tool; knowledge base management; knowledge base prototyping tool; knowledge representation; knowledge-oriented constraints; Artificial intelligence; Constraint theory; Data models; Database systems; Expert systems; Guidelines; Knowledge management; Knowledge representation; Prototypes; Research and development management;
Conference_Titel :
Tools for Artificial Intelligence, 1991. TAI '91., Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2300-4
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.1991.167076
