A study of the negative transfer problem in artificial neural networks
A study of the negative transfer problem in artificial neural networks
Dynamic integration of depth cues for surface reconstruction from stereo images
Dynamic integration of depth cues for surface reconstruction from stereo images
Understanding programs as devices
Understanding programs as devices
Artificial intelligence approach to the identification of the Well test interpretation model
Artificial intelligence approach to the identification of the Well test interpretation model
The cochlea: a signal processing paradigm
The cochlea: a signal processing paradigm
Tree: a knowledge-based system for generating images of trees
Tree: a knowledge-based system for generating images of trees
Knowledge-based testing of VLSI circuits
Knowledge-based testing of VLSI circuits
A framework for conceptual consistency verification
A framework for conceptual consistency verification
A knowledge acquisition system for segmentation in music
A knowledge acquisition system for segmentation in music
A learning as the evolution of representation
A learning as the evolution of representation
Database capture of echocardiographic reports
Database capture of echocardiographic reports
An object-oriented shape nesting expert system on two-dimensional highly irregular resources
An object-oriented shape nesting expert system on two-dimensional highly irregular resources
Functional deductive databases: query processing in the presence of limited function symbols
Functional deductive databases: query processing in the presence of limited function symbols
An artificial intelligence approach to the design of online information retrieval systems
An artificial intelligence approach to the design of online information retrieval systems
A general logic-based approach to structured data
A general logic-based approach to structured data
Correspondenceless techniques for computer vision
Correspondenceless techniques for computer vision
A collaborative model for providing intelligent computer assistance to experts in decision-making and design
Color vision for the detection of unstructured road and intersections
Color vision for the detection of unstructured road and intersections
Using disparity functionals for stereo correspondence and reconstruction
Using disparity functionals for stereo correspondence and reconstruction
The design and implementation of a self-adapting algorithm for refining expert system knowledge bases
Motion planning in dynamic domains
Motion planning in dynamic domains
Graphoids: a qualitative framework for probabilistic inference
Graphoids: a qualitative framework for probabilistic inference
Active bias adjustment for incremental, supervised concept learning
Active bias adjustment for incremental, supervised concept learning
Computer speech recognition and expert system methods for entering Chinese characters to computers
Computer speech recognition and expert system methods for entering Chinese characters to computers
Expert systems and test plan generation
Expert systems and test plan generation
Designing radiation therapy for cancer: an approach to knowledge-based optimization
Designing radiation therapy for cancer: an approach to knowledge-based optimization
A real-time computational substrate for embedded intelligent systems
A real-time computational substrate for embedded intelligent systems
Improving the performance of wastewater treatment plants: an expert systems approach
Improving the performance of wastewater treatment plants: an expert systems approach
Intelligent medical expert system: addressing philosophical and logistical deficiencies of the rule-based medical expert system
Verification of rules in rule-based systems: a tree-based approach
Verification of rules in rule-based systems: a tree-based approach
A cooperative distributed problem-solving framework
A cooperative distributed problem-solving framework
Drill-Pat: an expert system to design an optimum drilling pattern
Drill-Pat: an expert system to design an optimum drilling pattern
Haas: a computational model for the analysis of heterarchical argumentative discourse
Haas: a computational model for the analysis of heterarchical argumentative discourse
Space nuclear reactor system diagnosis: knowledge-based approach
Space nuclear reactor system diagnosis: knowledge-based approach
Representing and reasoning about a dynamic world
Representing and reasoning about a dynamic world
Investigation of intelligent systems for injection molding of plastics
Investigation of intelligent systems for injection molding of plastics
Extraction of primitive features in scene analysis of images corrupted by dependent noise
Extraction of primitive features in scene analysis of images corrupted by dependent noise
Model based interpretation of magnetic resonance human brain scans
Model based interpretation of magnetic resonance human brain scans
An open intelligent information systems architecture
An open intelligent information systems architecture
Conflict resolution in cooperative design
Conflict resolution in cooperative design
Object classes and image contours in model-based vision
Object classes and image contours in model-based vision
Mediator: an expert system approach to facilitate environmental dispute resolution
Mediator: an expert system approach to facilitate environmental dispute resolution
Instantaneous kinematics, motion planning and mechanical efficiency of a quadrupedal walking machine
Instantaneous kinematics, motion planning and mechanical efficiency of a quadrupedal walking machine
A spectral-textural classifier for digital imagery
A spectral-textural classifier for digital imagery
Parameter estimation using competitively inhibited neural networks
Parameter estimation using competitively inhibited neural networks
Relating Kripke models and realizability
Relating Kripke models and realizability
Fuzzy time and its applications
Fuzzy time and its applications
Object recognition by neural networks
Object recognition by neural networks
Distributed automated reasoning: the role of knowledge in distributed problem solving
Distributed automated reasoning: the role of knowledge in distributed problem solving
Feature construction: an analytic framework and an application to decision trees
Feature construction: an analytic framework and an application to decision trees
A visual language for knowledge acquisition, display and animation by domain experts and novices
A visual language for knowledge acquisition, display and animation by domain experts and novices
Development and maintenance of an online system as a power system dispatcher's aid
Development and maintenance of an online system as a power system dispatcher's aid
Volume I. Percussion sextet. Volume II. The simulation of acoustical space by means of physical modeling
Tactile sensing for dextrous robotic hands
Tactile sensing for dextrous robotic hands
The “GENERATION GAP”: the problem of expressibility in text planning
The “GENERATION GAP”: the problem of expressibility in text planning
Analyzing decision-making in software design
Analyzing decision-making in software design
Machine learning with queries and oracles
Machine learning with queries and oracles
Ambient light array vision in three-dimensional
Ambient light array vision in three-dimensional
The design and analysis of a computer system for sensory-based robotics
The design and analysis of a computer system for sensory-based robotics
Uncertainty reasoning in hierarchical visual evidence space
Uncertainty reasoning in hierarchical visual evidence space
On three-dimensional object recognition and pose determination: an abstraction-based approach
On three-dimensional object recognition and pose determination: an abstraction-based approach
Integrated intelligent system for real-time control
Integrated intelligent system for real-time control
Space-variant computer vision with a complex-logarithmic sensor geometry
Space-variant computer vision with a complex-logarithmic sensor geometry
Hypothesis refinement for three-dimensional scene interpretation
Hypothesis refinement for three-dimensional scene interpretation
The use of an expert system to simulate group decision making in a stochastic environment
The use of an expert system to simulate group decision making in a stochastic environment
Symbolic computer methods to automatically formulate vehicle simulation codes
Symbolic computer methods to automatically formulate vehicle simulation codes
Experiments in the dynamic and strategic control of cooperating manipulators
Experiments in the dynamic and strategic control of cooperating manipulators
A planning approach for flexible assembly systems
A planning approach for flexible assembly systems
Object localization and its applications in tele-autonomous systems
Object localization and its applications in tele-autonomous systems
A surrogate file approach to very large data/knowledge supporting complex objects for parallel computer architectures
Computational feasibility of some constrained grammatical formalisms for natural language
Computational feasibility of some constrained grammatical formalisms for natural language
On the completeness of SLDNF-resolution
On the completeness of SLDNF-resolution
Ultrasonic pattern recognition and classification of ocular tumors by use of neural networks
Ultrasonic pattern recognition and classification of ocular tumors by use of neural networks
Situationally driven local navigation for mobile robots
Situationally driven local navigation for mobile robots
A logic-based reasoning system for computer-integrated manufacturing
A logic-based reasoning system for computer-integrated manufacturing
Specifications extraction and synthesis: their correlations with preliminary design
Specifications extraction and synthesis: their correlations with preliminary design
The complexity of automated reasoning
The complexity of automated reasoning
Representation and manipulation of heterogenous graph data objects
Representation and manipulation of heterogenous graph data objects
Multiagent cooperative problem-solving through negotiation and sharing of perspectives
Multiagent cooperative problem-solving through negotiation and sharing of perspectives
Constructive modal logics
Recognizing subjective sentences: a computational investigation of narrative text
Recognizing subjective sentences: a computational investigation of narrative text
Knowledge-based tutors: an artificial intelligence approach to education
Knowledge-based tutors: an artificial intelligence approach to education
Expert system reasoning under uncertainty with applications to incineration system
Expert system reasoning under uncertainty with applications to incineration system
Illumination control expert for machine vision: a goal driven approach
Illumination control expert for machine vision: a goal driven approach
The theory and applications of algebraic metric spaces
The theory and applications of algebraic metric spaces
Computer-aided representation and analysis of geometric tolerances
Computer-aided representation and analysis of geometric tolerances
Citation patterns in the artificial intelligence journal literature: a study in the determination of an interdisciplinary research base
Formulation of tradeoffs in planning under uncertainty
Formulation of tradeoffs in planning under uncertainty
Episodic learning through conceptual clustering in a parallel activation model for diagnostic reasoning
Real-time expert systems' computer architecture
Real-time expert systems' computer architecture
Parallel segmentation of range images on a hypercube-connected distributed computer
Parallel segmentation of range images on a hypercube-connected distributed computer
The application of knowledge-based systems to design verification
The application of knowledge-based systems to design verification
Computer-aided design of pseudoexhaustive test for data paths
Computer-aided design of pseudoexhaustive test for data paths
N-person game playing and artificial intelligence
N-person game playing and artificial intelligence
Information filtering: selection mechanisms in learning systems
Information filtering: selection mechanisms in learning systems
Expert systems for medical diagnosis: a study in technology transfer
Expert systems for medical diagnosis: a study in technology transfer
A taxonomy for texture description and identification
A taxonomy for texture description and identification
Expert systems in law: a jurisprudential inquiry
Expert systems in law: a jurisprudential inquiry
An application of formal semantics to student modelling: an investigation in the domain of teaching prolog (intelligent tutoring)
Learning in networks of structured hypercubes
Learning in networks of structured hypercubes
An investigation into neural networks with particular reference to boolean networks
An investigation into neural networks with particular reference to boolean networks
On the design of computer software to support clinical follow-up studies
On the design of computer software to support clinical follow-up studies
Reasoning about edges in scale space
Reasoning about edges in scale space
Sightplan: an expert system that models and augments human decision-making for designing construction site layouts
A method for knowledge engineering in clinical decision-making
A method for knowledge engineering in clinical decision-making
Extending the expressive power of deductive databases
Extending the expressive power of deductive databases
Interactive advice system for automated theorem provers
Interactive advice system for automated theorem provers
Transfer of expertise in expert systems used as job aids: a laboratory investigation
Transfer of expertise in expert systems used as job aids: a laboratory investigation
A special-purpose architecture for a real-time stereo vision model
A special-purpose architecture for a real-time stereo vision model
Conceptual complexity measures and software maintenance tools for rule-based programs
Conceptual complexity measures and software maintenance tools for rule-based programs
Development of an expert system for nondestructive pavement structural evaluation
Development of an expert system for nondestructive pavement structural evaluation
An intelligent decision-making system for detecting high-impedance faults
An intelligent decision-making system for detecting high-impedance faults
Usage-dependent conceptual clustering and the dynamic reorganization of distributed databases
Usage-dependent conceptual clustering and the dynamic reorganization of distributed databases
A parallel machine for the unification algorithm: design, simulation, and performance evaluation
A parallel machine for the unification algorithm: design, simulation, and performance evaluation
Knowledge-based grasp planning for robot hands
Knowledge-based grasp planning for robot hands
Computer story-writing: the role of reconstructive and dynamic memory
Computer story-writing: the role of reconstructive and dynamic memory
Handling dimensionality and nonlinearity in connectionist learning
Handling dimensionality and nonlinearity in connectionist learning
Successive spherical approximations for planning collision-free paths in a three-dimensional robot workcell environment
The hierarchical organization of predicate frames for interpretive mapping in natural language processing
A knowledge-based framework for process and malfunction diagnosis in chemical plants
A knowledge-based framework for process and malfunction diagnosis in chemical plants
Question-driven understanding: an integrated theory of story understanding, memory and learning
Question-driven understanding: an integrated theory of story understanding, memory and learning
Effectiveness and efficiency of learner choice of analogical context on learners with high and low prior conceptual understanding
A nonlinear function approximator--the cooperation of nonparametric concepts and a neural network approach
A model-based action representation for multiagent planning systems
A model-based action representation for multiagent planning systems
Shape decomposition and description
Shape decomposition and description
Knowledge processing for structural design
Knowledge processing for structural design
A laboratory object-based expert system: the lobes project
A laboratory object-based expert system: the lobes project
Techniques for planning computer animation
Techniques for planning computer animation
Scene decompositions for accelerated ray tracing
Scene decompositions for accelerated ray tracing
A schema-based model of adaptive problem-solving
A schema-based model of adaptive problem-solving
A semantic modelling approach to knowledge-based statistical software (software)
A semantic modelling approach to knowledge-based statistical software (software)
An iterative-style approach to constructing intelligent tutoring systems in mathematics
An iterative-style approach to constructing intelligent tutoring systems in mathematics
An expert system to evaluate the rural community development
An expert system to evaluate the rural community development
A forward thinking expert system in well test analysis
A forward thinking expert system in well test analysis
Extending utilization of hard rock dug wells in india using advanced irrigation technologies by expert system model
Automatic acquisition of knowledge for solving analysis tasks
Automatic acquisition of knowledge for solving analysis tasks
Specifying and implementing theorem provers in a higher-order logic programming language
Specifying and implementing theorem provers in a higher-order logic programming language
Theorem-proving methods for order-sorted logic
Theorem-proving methods for order-sorted logic
Interpretive value analysis
Inventing theoretical terms in inductive learning
Inventing theoretical terms in inductive learning
Techniques and method of spatial database lineage tracing
Techniques and method of spatial database lineage tracing
Knowledge structures in human problem-solving: implications for human-computer interactive tasks
Knowledge structures in human problem-solving: implications for human-computer interactive tasks
Parallel architectures and parallel algorithms for integrated vision systems
Parallel architectures and parallel algorithms for integrated vision systems
System level modeling methodology and its application in multicache systems
System level modeling methodology and its application in multicache systems
Automated data handling in x-ray analysis: an integration of expert systems and conventional software
Recognition through equal area reprojection and rotation/scale invariant classification
Recognition through equal area reprojection and rotation/scale invariant classification
A learning pattern recognition system for static-line-loading security assessment of power systems
A learning pattern recognition system for static-line-loading security assessment of power systems
A network representation of low-level sensorimotor transformations using back propagation
A network representation of low-level sensorimotor transformations using back propagation
An expert system shell used to develop a knowledge-based information system to advise students
An expert system shell used to develop a knowledge-based information system to advise students
Integration of case-based reasoning and model-based reasoning for adaptive design problem-solving
Integration of case-based reasoning and model-based reasoning for adaptive design problem-solving
A knowledge-based system architecture for diagnosis and sensor validation in chemical process plants
A knowledge-based system architecture for diagnosis and sensor validation in chemical process plants
Felicity conditions for human skill acquisition: validating an ai-based theory
Felicity conditions for human skill acquisition: validating an ai-based theory
Probabilistic data association with the inclusion of attribute information
Probabilistic data association with the inclusion of attribute information
An approximate reasoning model for natural gas pricing
An approximate reasoning model for natural gas pricing
Object recognition by geometric hashing
Object recognition by geometric hashing
Reasoning about recurrence
Intelligent robot system using ground plane and perspective moment invariants
Intelligent robot system using ground plane and perspective moment invariants
Parallel algorithms for one-dimensional infinite impulse response filters and two-dimensional image matching
Modelling information usage and decision processes in new product introductions: an information processing perspective
Legged robots on rough terrain: experiments in adjusting step length
Legged robots on rough terrain: experiments in adjusting step length
Computational problems in equational theorem proving
Computational problems in equational theorem proving
Integration of time-varying data into knowledge-based systems for avionics applications
Integration of time-varying data into knowledge-based systems for avionics applications
Semantic knowledge representation and its parallel reasoning applications
Semantic knowledge representation and its parallel reasoning applications
The quasi-optimizer: an intelligent system for automated knowledge acquisition and strategy optimization
An empirical test of expert system explanation facility effects on incidental learning and decision-making
Action, intention and language: a davidsonian study
Action, intention and language: a davidsonian study
An expert decision support system for auditor going concern evaluation
An expert decision support system for auditor going concern evaluation
Scalx: a vlsi architecture for concurrent symbolic processing
Scalx: a vlsi architecture for concurrent symbolic processing
Design synthetic reasoning: a theoretical basis and methodology for mechanical design
Design synthetic reasoning: a theoretical basis and methodology for mechanical design
Knowledge-based and statistical load forecast model development and analysis
Knowledge-based and statistical load forecast model development and analysis
Support logic programming and its implementation in prolog (programming)
Support logic programming and its implementation in prolog (programming)
Multistage neural network model for dynamic scene analysis
Multistage neural network model for dynamic scene analysis
Knactor: an agent that acts to learn intelligent behavior
Knactor: an agent that acts to learn intelligent behavior
On interleaving syntax and semantics in parsing
On interleaving syntax and semantics in parsing
An expert system for jig and fixture design
An expert system for jig and fixture design
A unified object-oriented approach to knowledge representation within a relational framework
A unified object-oriented approach to knowledge representation within a relational framework
The simulation of the sedimentary fill of basins and the characterization of hydrocarbon plays by an expert system
A knowledge-based approach to landsat image interpretation
A knowledge-based approach to landsat image interpretation
Advancement in robot programming with specific reference to graphical methods
Advancement in robot programming with specific reference to graphical methods
A framework for efficient execution of logic programs
A framework for efficient execution of logic programs
Pseiki: a blackboard framework for expectation-driven image interpretation
Pseiki: a blackboard framework for expectation-driven image interpretation
Knowledge management for preliminary mechanical design
Knowledge management for preliminary mechanical design
A computational framework for empirical discovery
A computational framework for empirical discovery
A fast new algorithm for training feed-forward neural networks
A fast new algorithm for training feed-forward neural networks
Computational aspects of robot manipulation
Computational aspects of robot manipulation
New learning and control algorithms for neural networks
New learning and control algorithms for neural networks
Comand: a computer consultant for the design, operation, and control of flexible manufacturing systems
Algorithms for a neural network implementation of autonomous visual flight control using optical trajectories
A knowledge-based environment for the automated design of analog electronic circuits
A knowledge-based environment for the automated design of analog electronic circuits
Classifiers that learn: applications to isolated word recognition
Classifiers that learn: applications to isolated word recognition
Using dynamic programming for solving variational problems in vision: applications involving deformable models for contours and surfaces
A sub-symbolic connectionist model of basic language functions
A sub-symbolic connectionist model of basic language functions
Detection of edge points using entropy
Detection of edge points using entropy
Acquiring knowledge from text using multiple methodologies to accomplish text understanding
Acquiring knowledge from text using multiple methodologies to accomplish text understanding
Image processing and pattern recognition by polynomial approach
Image processing and pattern recognition by polynomial approach
Design, analysis, and gallium arsenide based implementation of a class of neural networks with application to vision and optoelectronics
Clique graph models for independent computations
Clique graph models for independent computations
Three-dimensional scene reconstruction from binocular sequences of noisy images using optimal information fusion
A methodology for the design of adaptive control systems
A methodology for the design of adaptive control systems
Knowledge-based master production scheduler for the computer-integrated manufacturing system
Knowledge-based master production scheduler for the computer-integrated manufacturing system
Learning to recognize reusable software modules by induction
Learning to recognize reusable software modules by induction
An expert fuzzy advisor for the statistical control of manufacturing processes
An expert fuzzy advisor for the statistical control of manufacturing processes
Application of graph theory and the theory of evidence to three-dimensional object recognition
Application of graph theory and the theory of evidence to three-dimensional object recognition
Low-level motion analysis
Knowledge acquisition and implementation in an expert process planning system
Knowledge acquisition and implementation in an expert process planning system
Motion analysis with long image sequences
Motion analysis with long image sequences
The development of an integrated simultaneous engineering methodology: an expert system
The development of an integrated simultaneous engineering methodology: an expert system
The development of fuzzy knowledge base for machine monitoring
The development of fuzzy knowledge base for machine monitoring
Intelligent assembly in flexible automation
Intelligent assembly in flexible automation
Representation and recognition of developable surfaces and three-dimensional objects
Representation and recognition of developable surfaces and three-dimensional objects
A study on variable amplitude load fatigue and an expert system for fatigue assessment of highway steel bridges
Construction of preferred causal hypotheses for reasoning with uncertain knowledge
Construction of preferred causal hypotheses for reasoning with uncertain knowledge
A generalized approach to monitoring distributed computations for event occurrences
A generalized approach to monitoring distributed computations for event occurrences
Development of an intelligent robotic system in construction automation
Development of an intelligent robotic system in construction automation
Flexible reuse and modification in hierarchical planning: a validation structure-based approach
Flexible reuse and modification in hierarchical planning: a validation structure-based approach
Two-dimensional model and analysis for a class of iterative learning control systems
Two-dimensional model and analysis for a class of iterative learning control systems
Neural network pattern recognition of electromagnetic ellipticity images
Neural network pattern recognition of electromagnetic ellipticity images
A knowledge-based system for message translation. (volumes i and ii)
A knowledge-based system for message translation. (volumes i and ii)
Geometric modeling and recognition of elongated regions in images
Geometric modeling and recognition of elongated regions in images
The capacity of artificial neural networks using the delta rule
The capacity of artificial neural networks using the delta rule
Model-based three-dimensional object recognition and localization using properties of surface curvatures
Development of an object-oriented expert system for pwr core reload
Development of an object-oriented expert system for pwr core reload
Bayesian pattern recognition for combining multiple information sources in process control
Bayesian pattern recognition for combining multiple information sources in process control
Improving production rule expert system performance through knowledge base transformations
Improving production rule expert system performance through knowledge base transformations
Signal control strategies using expert systems
Signal control strategies using expert systems
Automatic speech recognition using morpheme structure rules for word hypothesis and dictionary generation (speech recognition)
An integrated cad system for design of testable vlsi circuits
An integrated cad system for design of testable vlsi circuits
An architectural model of visual motion understanding
An architectural model of visual motion understanding
Retrieval by similarity in a knowledge base of reusable code
Retrieval by similarity in a knowledge base of reusable code
A study of single-hidden-layer perceptrons
A study of single-hidden-layer perceptrons
The integration of expert systems into energy management system centers using a dispatcher training simulator
Learning rules from examples under uncertainty--an approach based on rough-set boundaries and entropy
The semantics of inheritance networks
The semantics of inheritance networks
Coad: a knowledge-based expert system for conceptual estimates and designs
Coad: a knowledge-based expert system for conceptual estimates and designs
A parallel algorithm and architecture for production system matching
A parallel algorithm and architecture for production system matching
A multilayered highly-parallel self-organizing neural network implementation for translation invariant pattern recognition
Real-time intelligent control of a vision-servoed fruit-picking robot
Real-time intelligent control of a vision-servoed fruit-picking robot
A query model and query and knowledge definition languages for object-oriented databases
A query model and query and knowledge definition languages for object-oriented databases
Avis: an automatic verification system for cad circuit-database using padiks
Avis: an automatic verification system for cad circuit-database using padiks
A psycholinguistic approach to the acquisition of natural language by computers
A psycholinguistic approach to the acquisition of natural language by computers
Engineering farm knowledge for a seamless decision support system
Engineering farm knowledge for a seamless decision support system
Generation of substructure identification rules and molecular structures from ms/ms spectra
Generation of substructure identification rules and molecular structures from ms/ms spectra
Two problems in finite dimensional dynamical system: qualitative analysis and synthesis of a class neural networks and linear systems subject to parameter variations
Circsim-tutor: an intelligent tutoring system for circulatory physiology
Circsim-tutor: an intelligent tutoring system for circulatory physiology
On space-bounded learning and the vapnik-chervonenkis dimension
On space-bounded learning and the vapnik-chervonenkis dimension
Efficient ai nonlinear planning based on resource reasoning
Efficient ai nonlinear planning based on resource reasoning
An object-oriented representation of schemas for motor control
An object-oriented representation of schemas for motor control
A microcomputer-based information retrieval system with relational thesauri to support a medical expert system
Planning robot motion with dynamic constraints
Planning robot motion with dynamic constraints
Multiprocessor realization of neural networks
Multiprocessor realization of neural networks
Integrating intention and convention to organize problem-solving dialogues
Integrating intention and convention to organize problem-solving dialogues
Modeling complex manufacturing processes via integration of influence diagrams and neural networks
Modeling complex manufacturing processes via integration of influence diagrams and neural networks
Computational stylistics for natural language translation
Computational stylistics for natural language translation
Comparative performance evaluation of garbage collection algorithms
Comparative performance evaluation of garbage collection algorithms
Knowledge-based boundary detection system: on mri cardiac image sequences
Knowledge-based boundary detection system: on mri cardiac image sequences
An expert system for improving nuclear emergency response
An expert system for improving nuclear emergency response
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