An overview of knowledge‐based configuration

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Stumptner, Markus

Affiliations: Institut für Informationssysteme, Technische Universität Wien, Paniglgasse 16, A‐1040 Vienna, Austria E‐mail: mst@dbai.tuwien.ac.at

Abstract: Configuration is an application area of Artificial Intelligence that deals with the assembly of complex systems from a set of simpler components. Knowledge‐based configuration is one of the most successful application areas for expert systems and AI in general. Configuration systems have been developed and applied in a number of domains, such as electronics, computer and telecommunications manufacturing sales, chemical design and in the construction of industrial plants. This paper intends to give an overview over the different approaches in the field.

Journal: AI Communications, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 111-125, 1997