A pyramidal architecture for knowledge-based sonar image interpretation

Describes a pyramidal architecture for Knowledge-Based sonar image interpretation. The architecture will finally use the Inmos T800 Transputer as its basic processing agent. A Knowledge-Based System (KBS), is one approach which attempts to encode the knowledge and expertise required to reason in a specific problem domain. This knowledge is coded as a series of rules and facts and forms the Knowledge-Base of the system. However, KBS systems are often computationally intensive and to date, real-time response characteristics have not been apparent. By utilising a pyramidal architecture which pulls on techniques developed in the parallel processing community, a system is being designed and implemented which will provide this real-time performance