Karnaugh Maps - An artificial intelligence approach

The software developed includes an expert system for the simplification of switching circuit expressions with the help of k-maps. The method has been developed for a four variable k-map. The significance of AI becomes clear when we consider the complexities associated with k-maps of higher orders. Since k-maps follow a recursive structure an algorithm developed for a 4 variable k-map can be extended to k-maps of higher orders. The extendability however, entails certain modifications which are not being presented here.