BUILDING A LOGICAL MODEL IN THE MACHINING DOMAIN FOR CAPP EXPERT-SYSTEMS

Recently, extensive efforts have been made on the application of exper t system technique to solving the process planning task in the machini ng domain. This paper introduces a new formal method to design CAPP ex pert systems. The formal method is applied to provide a contour of the CAPP expert system building technology. Theoretical aspects of the fo rmalism are described and illustrated by an example of know-how analys is. Flexible facilities to utilize multiple knowledge types and multip le planning strategies within one system are provided by the technolog y.