| Preface | |
| Conference Organization | |
| List of Sponsors | |
| Micromachines as Unconventional Artifacts | p. 3 |
| Multi-Strata Modeling to Automate Problem Solving Including Human Activity | p. 9 |
| The Current State of AI Planning Research | p. 25 |
| DCSG: A Logic Grammar for Knowledge Representation of Hierarchically Organized Objects | p. 35 |
| Pattern Separation by Chaotic Networks Employing Chaotic Itinerancy | p. 43 |
| Design and Implementation of Multiple-Context Truth Maintenance System with Binary Decision Diagram | p. 47 |
| PARCAR: Parallel Cost-Based Abductive Reasoning System | p. 57 |
| Automatic Placement Using Static and Dynamic Groupings | p. 65 |
| A Domain-Specific Conceptual Model in Building Design | p. 71 |
| The Elements of Programming Style in Design Calculations | p. 77 |
| Knowledge-Based Expert System Combining Case-Based Reasoning and Rule-Based Reasoning to Select Repair and Retrofitting Methods for Fatigue Damage on Steel Bridge | p. 89 |
| Multiple Domain Feature Mapping Utilizing Case-based Reasoning and Blackboard Technology | p. 95 |
| Plant Fault Diagnosis by Integrating Fault Cases and Rules | p. 103 |
| Characteristics of Query Responses on Fuzzy Object-Oriented Databases | p. 111 |
| A Knowledge Media Approach Using Associative Representation for Constructing Information Bases | p. 117 |
| A Query Procedure for Allowing Exceptions in Advanced Logical Database | p. 127 |
| Decision Support System for Water-Supply Risk Management | p. 135 |
| Suggestions on Developing "Creative Decision Stimulation Systems (CDSS)" | p. 141 |
| A Method of Diagnosis Using Possibility Theory | p. 149 |
| Model-Based Program Debugging and Repair | p. 155 |
| An Object-Oriented Method for Control Loop Diagnosis and Monitoring | p. 161 |
| A Self-Learning Fuzzy System for Automotive Fault Diagnosis | p. 167 |
| An Automated Reasoning System for Multi-Agent Cooperation | p. 175 |
| GUARDNET: A Distributed and Concurrent Programming Environment for Multi-Agent Systems | p. 181 |
| Assigning Weights to Rules of an Expert System Based on Fuzzy Logic | p. 189 |
| Detection of Chaos in Process Control Systems Using a Julia Set Methodology | p. 195 |
| Fuzzy Johnson's Algorithm for Two-Machine Flow Shop | p. 201 |
| Prediction of Properties of Mixture by Integration of Pattern Recognition and Logic Procedure by Using Fuzzy Clustering | p. 207 |
| Self-Learning Fuzzy Logic Control of Non-Linear Processes | p. 213 |
| Using Fuzzy Logic in Feedrate Control for Free-Form Surface Machining | p. 223 |
| GA-Based Reconstruction of Plane Images from Projections | p. 235 |
| Genetic Algorithm Processor for the Frequency Assignment Problem | p. 241 |
| Selection of Representatives Using Genetic Algorithms | p. 247 |
| Using the Baldwin Effect to Accelerate a Genetic Algorithm | p. 253 |
| Generating Courses in an Intelligent Tutoring System | p. 261 |
| Object-Oriented Model of Knowledge for the Intelligent Tutoring Shell | p. 267 |
| A Data Mining Technique for Time Series Data | p. 275 |
| Development of a Knowledge Based System Using a Combined Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Modeling Approach | p. 283 |
| A Human-Intelligence-Imitating Question-Asking Strategy for Propositional Knowledge-Based Systems | p. 289 |
| Incremental Rule Production: Towards a Uniform Approach for Knowledge Organization | p. 295 |
| Ontology-Based Information Gathering and Categorization from the Internet | p. 305 |
| A Knowledge-Based Mesh Generation System for Forging Simulation | p. 317 |
| A Knowledge Based Tool for Checking Large Knowledge Bases | p. 327 |
| OKCFTR: Translators for Knowledge Reuse | p. 333 |
| Integration of Forward and Backward Inferences Using Extended Rate Networks | p. 339 |
| VAREX: An Environment for Validating and Refining Rule Bases | p. 345 |
| A Formalism for Defeasible Inheritance | p. 357 |
| Knowledge Compilation for Interactive Design of Sequence Control Programs | p. 363 |
| Shape Reasoning in CAD Systems | p. 369 |
| Applications of Logic Programs with Functor Set to Automated Problem Solving Under Uncertainty | p. 377 |
| Channel Routing with Constraint Logic Programming and Delay | p. 383 |
| Design of Database Interface to ILP for Building Knowledge Base | p. 389 |
| An Incremental Solver for Constraint Hierarchies over Real Intervals | p. 395 |
| Coin Classification Using a Novel Technique for Learning Characteristic Decision Trees by Controlling the Degree of Generalization | p. 403 |
| Evaluation of Attribute Selection Measures in Decision Tree Induction | p. 413 |
| Feature Selection and Classification - A Probabilistic Wrapper Approach | p. 419 |
| Knowledge Discovery from Numerical Data | p. 425 |
| A Knowledge Revision Learner Using Artificially Generated Examples | p. 431 |
| Learning Probabilistic Networks from Data | p. 439 |
| A Practical Object-Oriented Concept Learning System in Clinical Medicine | p. 449 |
| Sampling Effectiveness in Discovering Functional Relationships in Databases | p. 455 |
| Signal Interpretation in Two-Phase Fluid Dynamics Through Machine Learning and Evolutionary Computing | p. 461 |
| Hybrid AI Solutions and Their Application in Manufacturing | p. 469 |
| Performance Optimization of Flexible Manufacturing Systems Using Artificial Neural Networks | p. 479 |
| Real-time Intelligent Monitoring System in Manufacturing System | p. 487 |
| Simulation of Scheduling Rules in a Flexible Manufacturing System Using Fuzzy Logic | p. 491 |
| An Expert System for the Monitoring and Simulation of the AXAF-1 | p. 503 |
| Knowledge-Enhanced CO-monitoring in Coal-Mines | p. 511 |
| Medi-View - An Intelligent ICU Monitoring System | p. 521 |
| Comparison of Two Learning Networks for Time Series Prediction | p. 531 |
| An Evolutionary Algorithm for the Generation of Unsupervised Self Organizing Neural Nets | p. 537 |
| Exploiting Don't-care Information in Neural Network Learning | p. 543 |
| Extended Tree based Regression Neural Networks for Multifeature Split | p. 547 |
| Mixing Stochastic Exploration and Propagation for Pruning Neural Networks | p. 553 |
| A Note on the Generalization Error in Neural Networks | p. 559 |
| A Proposal of Emotional Processing Model | p. 563 |
| Recursive Prediction Error Algorithm for the NUFZY System to Identify Nonlinear Systems | p. 569 |
| Reflective Learning of Neural Networks | p. 575 |
| Collision Avoidance Using Neural Networks Learned by Genetic Algorithms | p. 585 |
| Identifying Chemical Species in a Plasma Using a Neural Network | p. 593 |
| A Method for Selecting Learning Data in the Prediction of Time Series with Explanatory Variables Using Neural Networks | p. 599 |
| A New Second-Order Adaptation Rule and Its Application to Electrical Model Synthesis | p. 605 |
| Real Option Valuation with Neural Networks | p. 611 |
| Automatic Segmentation and Tagging of Hanzi Text Using a Hybrid Algorithm | p. 621 |
| Computer-aided News Article Summarization | p. 627 |
| A Connectionist/Symbolic Dependency Parser for Free Word-Order Languages | p. 633 |
| Intelligent Support for Construction and Exploration of Advanced Technological Information Space | p. 639 |
| Adaptation of a Production Scheduling Framework to Distributed Work Environment | p. 647 |
| Application of Genetic Algorithm to Alloy Casting Process Scheduling | p. 653 |
| Design and Development of an Integrated Intelligent Process Planning System Taking CAD Data Files as Input | p. 659 |
| Encapsulation of Actions and Plans in Conditional Planning Systems | p. 665 |
| On-line Optimization Techniques for Dynamic Scheduling of Real-Time Tasks | p. 673 |
| Application-Specific Configuration of Telecommunication Systems | p. 681 |
| Character Design Based on Concept Space Formation | p. 687 |
| Customizing A* Heuristics for Network Routing | p. 693 |
| Feature Selection in Automatic Transmission Shift Quality Classification | p. 699 |
| KOA: General Affairs Expert System with Easy Customization | p. 705 |
| Using Constraint Technology for Predictive Control of Urban Traffic Based on Qualitative and Temporal Reasoning | p. 711 |
| Fuzzy Behavior Organization and Fusion for Mobile Robot Reactive Navigation | p. 719 |
| Learning and Classification of Contact States in Robotic Assembly Tasks | p. 725 |
| A Neural Approach for Navigation Inspired by the Human Visual System | p. 731 |
| Ultrasonic Perception: A Tri-aural Sensor Array for Mobile Robots Using a Competition Neural Network Approach | p. 737 |
| A Genetic Algorithm for Image Segmentation | p. 745 |
| A Hierarchy of Detail for Representing Non-Convex Curved Objects | p. 751 |
| A Qualitative Traffic Sensor Based on Three-Dimensional Qualitative Modeling of Visual Textures of Traffic Behavior | p. 761 |
| Towards an Automatic Determination of Grasping Points Through a Machine Vision Approach | p. 767 |
| A Case-Based Reasoning Approach in Injection Modeling Process Design | p. 775 |
| SMARTUSA: A Case-Based Reasoning System for Customer Services | p. 776 |
| Modeling and Implementing Aspects of Holistic Judgment in Industrial Decision Making | p. 777 |
| Computer Intrusion Detection and Incomplete Information | p. 778 |
| TURBOLID: Time Use in a Rule-Based, On-Line Industrial Diagnoser | p. 779 |
| An Approach to a Multi-agent Based Scheduling System Using a Coalition Formation | p. 780 |
| Integrating Agent and Object-Oriented Programming Paradigms for Multi-Agent Systems Development | p. 781 |
| Necessary Knowledge Sharing for Cooperative Learning Among Agents | p. 782 |
| Optimal Selection of Cutting Length of Bars by Genetic Algorithms | p. 783 |
| A Descriptive Model of Student Program Generation Based on a Protocol Analysis | p. 784 |
| An Intelligent Tutoring System for the Teaching of the Industry Equipment and Its Student Modeling | p. 785 |
| Skill Training at a Distance | p. 786 |
| K-Tree: An Efficient Structure for Verification and Inference in Rule-Based Systems | p. 787 |
| Software Fault Reduction Methodology for Reliable Knowledge Bases | p. 788 |
| Macro Scale Object Complexity Measurement and Its Relation to a Semantic Model | p. 789 |
| B-Prolog: A High Performance Prolog Compiler | p. 790 |
| A Cascade of Neural Networks for Complex Classification | p. 791 |
| PAC-Learning of Weights in Multiobjective Function by Pairwise Comparison | p. 792 |
| A Machine Translating Approach from Japanese to Tamil | p. 793 |
| Annealed Hopfield Network Approach for Boundary-Based Object Recognition | p. 794 |
| Better Neurons for Biological Simulations | p. 795 |
| Canonical Form of Recurrent Neural Network Architecture | p. 796 |
| Equalisation of Digital Communication Channel Using Hartley-Neural Technique | p. 797 |
| A Nonlinear Optimization Neural Network for Optimum Multiuser Detectors | p. 798 |
| Parallel Computer Implementation for Feature Extraction via Answer-in-Weights Neural Network | p. 799 |
| Serial and Parallel Neural Networks for Image Compression | p. 800 |
| Explore the Operational Problems of FMSs through Analytical Hierarchy Process and Simulation Approach | p. 801 |
| Spectacle Designing and Advice Computer Graphics System Using Artificial Intelligence | p. 802 |
| Study of a Consultation System for Railway Safety Countermeasure | p. 803 |
| A Step Toward Human-Robot Cooperative System | p. 804 |
| Index of Authors | p. 805 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
