The purpose of the proposed thesis is to:1. Define expert systems and discuss various implementation techniques for the components of expert systems. This includes discussion on knowledge representation, inference methods, methods for dealing with uncertainty, and methods of explanation. Specifically, the focus will be on the implementation of rule-based expert systems;2. Apply selected expert system techniques to a case study. The case study will be a rule-based expert system in Prolog to recognize and identify musical chords from tonal harmony. The system will have a general knowledge base containing fundamental rules about chord construction. It will also contain some knowledge that will allow it to deduce non-trivial chords. Furthermore, it will contain procedures to deal with uncertainty and explanation;3. Explain general concepts about music theory and tonal chord classification to put the case study in context; and4. Discuss the limitations of expert systems based on the results of the case study and the current literature. / Department of Computer Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/186463 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Janidlo, Peter S. |
| Contributors | Tzeng, Chun-Hung |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | v, 92 leaves : ill., music ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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