CACHE Case Studies in Knowledge-Based Systems By V. Venkatasubramanian Volume I. Part 1. A General Introduction to Knowledge-Based Systems Part 2. CATDEX: An Expert System for Diagnosing a Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit The first part of this volume introduces the bas ic ideas of knowledge-based systems and outlines their essential features, such as: application scope, representation models, reasoning strategies. The second part of this volume covers the case study of troubleshooting the operation of a fluid catalytic cracking unit. It includes a description of the problem, a list of possible "faults" and their logical structuring into a hierarchy, a list of all rules and their English-like description, and an outline of the reasoning strategy. The information conta ined in this volume allows the reader to reproduce the case study in any production-rules based development environment. Volume II. PASS: An Expert System for Pump Selection This case study is an exercise in heuristic classification of pumps and the selection of the most appropriate for given specifications. In addition to the problem statement and the outline of the selection approach, this volume con tains a detailed list of the heuristic rules used and of the reasoning strategy employed. This knowledge allows the direct implementation of the case study in any development software environment. Volume III. CAPS: An Expert System for Plastics Selection This is also a case study in heuristic classification for the selection of plastics satisfying a set of desired properties. Like volumes I and II, this vol ume provides a complete description of the knowledge employed and allows the reproduction of the case study in any software environment supporting programming in rules. AI Case Study Prices CACHE Supporting Departments: $10 each, $20 set Non-Supporting Dep artments: $17 each, $35 set To order, please complete the Standard Order Form. This link will open a new window. After printing t he Order Form, simply close the window to return to this page. Please send comments, suggestions, and corrections to J. Sandy.