Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Qualitative Reasoningin Manufacturing Process Diagnostics and Control

定性推理是一个相当成熟的领域， 人工智能领域，定性推理， 定性过程理论和定性模拟，然而， 它没有考虑在一个值范围内的参数 （间隔）。 本研究认为，使用定性 制造过程质量诊断推理 控制目的。 一个框架，它使用：（1）设想 过程，（2）汇合和（3）区间数学，将是 研究了 这种方法是通过一个真实的生活来说明 制造过程 该方案推广后， 结果：（1）在理论上实现定性推理， 制造过程诊断和（2）在计算机外壳中 可用于任何连续生产过程 诊断和控制。

Qualitative reasoning is a fairly well established field in the domain of artificial intelligence, qualitative reasoning, qualitative process theory and qualitative simulation, however, it has not considered parameters over a range of values (interval). This research considers the use of qualitative reasoning in manufacturing process diagnostics for quality control purposes. A framework which uses: (1) envisioning process, (2) confluences and (3) interval mathematics, will be investigated. The approach is illustrated through a real life manufacturing process. This scheme, when generalized will result: (1) in a theory for implementing qualitative reasoning in manufacturing process diagnostics and (2) in a computer shell that can be used for any continuous manufacturing process diagnostics and control.