Object-oriented synergetic expert system for fault diagnosis

In this paper, the structure and principle of a synergetic expert system for fault diagnosis (SESFD) are introduced in view of the limit of present expert system in application. SESFD is composed of four subordinate expert systems (SES) and a meta expert system (MES). MES controls and coordinates the work of SESs. Object-oriented programming has been used in system design. SESFD surmounts the brittleness of the single expert system and has a wide application prospective.<
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