I think Jango wrote: [Charset iso-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII...] > I thank you in advance for your support and time. > > I have been doing my own research of JESS programming resources on-line. > However I have a few questions that I would gretly appreciate any input > towards. Where can I find the best tutorials and pappers, dealing with > JESS as a development tool for expert systems? Is there an archive of > all previous mail from this list?
There's an archive; see http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov/jess/mailing_list.html. It doesn't go back to the beginning of time, but there's a few years worth. Are there any people who could act as > informal mentors/advisors for my project beyond the purely technical? > Can you point me to any extremely well documented expert systems, > preferably developed by other students? There's a real lack of such examples, not just for Jess but for expert systems in general. Most nontrivial expert systems as proprietary, and even those that aren't tend not to be presented in tutorial form. This is why I just spent a year and change writing a book which consists almost entirely of large example systems spanning a range of applications, written as a series of tutorials. The book will be out late this spring from Manning Press; see www.manning.com. > > I have provided a brief outline of my project below for all interested. > This project is still in the planning stage so please feel free to make > any comments/suggestions you may have. > > > Software Design and Development Major Project Brief > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Project Description: > An expert shell system accessible via the web, capable of determining > rock and mineral types through a process of forward chaining. As the > user and knowledge base grows and the systems functionality will be > extended. Inferences will be made based on geographic location, > landforms, altitude, and vegetation. Average rainfall, temperature, soil > and rock types, existing vegetation and topography will also be factored > to arrive at suggested, appropriate land usage. > > Operation: > This expert system utilizes both forward and backward chaining through a > knowledge base of facts and rules to satisfy goals. Users will be able > to update and add to the knowledge base of facts and rules, through the > use of an initiative web site GUI. > > Implementation: > The program will be implemented as a servlet on servers at hts.com.au > with an intuitive graphical interface. JESS (Java Expert Shell System) > will be used to code most of the program supporting Java as well. The > web site and interface will be created using Dream Waver or another > similar web development package. > > Development: > A prototyping approach is proposed several reasons. Firstly the > developer has no experience developing expert systems and hence no > familiarity with the steps required. Secondly this project aims to meet > a real need, and as such will evolve significantly from user input. > Lastly the developer will benefit greatly from the flexibility of > design, as well as a feeling of assurance that the project is, at least > partially, functional during all stages of development. > > > Feasibility: > Two languages will need to be learned namely Java and JESS. Time is a > consideration as HSC deadlines and study will need to be met. This > project serves as a test to see what sized user and knowledge base can > be established. Challenges do exist in the forms of maintaining the > system datas integrity and responding to user feedback. > > End User/ Target Audience: > This expert system will accessible to anyone capable of using Web Pages. > It will appeal greatly geologists, geographers, software developers and > primary producers alike. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Thank you, > Jango ARMYTAGE. > > -- > Programmers are tools for turning caffeine into code. > > > > ----------------------------------------- > This email was sent using HTS webmail. > "Webmail for nuts!" > http://www.hts.com.au/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' > in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list > (use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Friedman-Hill Distributed Systems Research Phone: (925) 294-2154 Sandia National Labs FAX: (925) 294-2234 PO Box 969, MS 9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Livermore, CA 94550 http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list (use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
