An integrated architecture for engineering problem-solving

摘要: Abstract : Problem solving is an essential function of human cognition. To build intelligent systems that are capable assisting engineers and tutoring students, we need to develop information processing model captures the skills used in engineering problem solving. This thesis describes Integrated Solving Architecture (IPSA) combines qualitative, quantitative diagrammatic reasoning produce annotated solutions problems. We focus on representing expert knowledge, examine how control knowledge provides structure for using domain knowledge. demonstrate our architecture solving, present a Thermodynamics Solver (TPS) uses IPSA architecture. TPS solves over 150 thermodynamics problems taken from first four chapters common textbook produces expert-like solutions.