Introduction of Expert System
Expert system is one of the areas of artificial intelligence. An expert system also known as knowledge based system is a computer program that contains the knowledge and analytical skills of one or more human experts in a specific problem domain.
The goal of the design of the expert system is to capture the knowledge of a human expert relative to some specific domain and code this in a computer in such a way that the knowledge of the expert is available to a less experienced user [Deniis Ritchi, 1996].
Expert System Concept
An expert system is a computer system that emulates the decision-making ability of a human expert. Expert systems are designed to solve complex problems by reasoning through bodies of knowledge, represented mainly as if–then rules rather than through conventional procedural code.
The first expert systems were created in the 1970s and then proliferated in the 1980s. Expert systems were among the first truly successful forms of artificial intelligence (AI) software.
An expert system is divided into two subsystems: the inference engine and the knowledge base. The knowledge base represents facts and rules. The inference engine applies the rules to the known facts to deduce new facts. Inference engines can also include explanation and debugging abilities.