EXPERT SYSTEM

RAKESH KUMAR BACHCHAN

CDCSIT, T.U.
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• Expert system is a computer program that contains some

of the subject-specific knowledge of one or more human
experts.

• It simulates the decision-making process of a human expert

in a specific domain.

• An expert systems are meant to solve real problems which

normally would require a specialized human expert (such
as a doctor or a minerologist)
 EXPERT SYSTEM Contd..
• Block Diagram Expert System Shell

Case
Explanation
sub system specific
Data

user Inference
interface Engine
Knowledge
base

User Knowledge
base editor

Block Diagram of Expert System

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• User interface

• The user interacts with the system through a

which may use menus, natural language or any other style of
interaction).

• Inference engine

• Used to reason with both the

from expert) and data specific to the particular problem
being solved.

• The expert knowledge will typically be in the form of a set of

IF-THEN rules.
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• Case specific data

• Includes both data provided by the user and partial

conclusions (along with certainty measures) based on this
data.

• Explanation subsystem

• Allows the program to explain its reasoning to the user.

• Knowledge base editor

• Help the expert or

check the knowledge bas
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• Knowledge base

• component of an expert system that contains the

system’s knowledge is called its knowledge bas

• contains declarative and procedural knowledge

• Declarative knowledge:
situation.

• Procedural Knowledge:
action
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Identification Conceptualization Formalization

Testing Implementation

Fig: Stages of expert system development

• Development of Expert system

• Identification

• It refers to the identification of the problem precisely

• Exact nature of the problem should be identified

• goals should also be stated

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• Development of Expert system

• Conceptualization

• During this the knowledge engineer frequently creates

diagram of the problem to depict graphically the relationship
between the object and processes in the problem domain.

• Problem may also be divided into the subproblem if

necessary

• During Identification and Conceptualization the focus is

completely on understanding the problem.
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• Development of Expert system

• Formalization

• During this the problem is connected to its proposed

solution, an expert system, by analysing the
relationship depicted in the above stage.

• Implementation

• F
computer that has been chosen for system development
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• Development of Expert system

• Testing

• Testing is done to ensure that the system is as per the

requirement. If it does not provides effective result
then the system should be restructured.
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• What are the features of Expert System?

• The program should be

developed to meet a specific need, one for which it is
recognized that assistance is neede

• The program should be

designed so that even a novice computer user finds it easy to
use

• The program should be

expert system may be used by non-experts, who should be able
to increase their own expertise by using the system
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• The program should be able to
able to explain the reasoning process that led it to its conclusions, to allow us
to decide whether to accept the system’s recommendations

• The program should be able to

with different levels of knowledge may use the system, an expert system
should be able to answer questions about points that may not be clear to all
users

• The program should be able to

expert system be able to respond to our questions, it also should be able to ask
questions to gain additional information

• The program’s knowledge should be

should be able to revise the knowledge base of an expert system easily to
correct errors or add new information
 Homework

• Describe the role of Expert, Knowledge Engineer and

programmer in the development of expert system?
Thanks