- Author
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Smith, R. L.
- Title
- ASKBUDJR: A Primitive Expert System for the Evaluation of the Fire Hazard of a Room.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBSIR 86-3319,
March 1986,
64 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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artificial intelligence
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computer programs
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expert systems
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fire safety
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fire hazards
- Abstract
- The Center for Fire Research (CFR) has a long-term project to develop expert systems as a technology transfer mechanism. CFR has as the long-term goal of this project: to develop a computer program which will make an expert estimte of the fire safety of a building based on CFR's deterministic physical models, technical data, and the expert judgment of its staff. The first major program to be developed by this project is based on the expertise of Harold E. (Bud) Nelson. Thus, this program will be called ASKBUD. In this report, the first exploratory steps taken to develop an expert system for fire hazard evaluation are described. Also, the progress made to date, as well as some of the major problems that must be solved, will be discussed. Since the ASKBUD expert system discussed in this report is in its infancy, we call it ASKBUDJr.