[comp.lang.lisp] Need info on frame matching and chaining

mcp@drutx.UUCP (06/24/87)

I am looking for good reference material on building expert
systems using frames in Lisp. The environment will be GCLISP.
What I need is a good basic understanding of how to chain
through the frames and do the pattern matching.

I am new to this, so any good pointers will be appreciated.


Mike Paugh
AT&T IS Labs Denver
ihnp4!drutx!mcp

dwb@cpsc53.UUCP (Summer Hire) (06/29/87)

> 
> I am looking for good reference material on building expert
> systems using frames in Lisp. The environment will be GCLISP.
> What I need is a good basic understanding of how to chain
> through the frames and do the pattern matching.
> 
> I am new to this, so any good pointers will be appreciated.
> 
> 
> Mike Paugh
> AT&T IS Labs Denver
> ihnp4!drutx!mcp

 Hi, I am a summer hire from AT&T, and just finished a two term course on 
conceptual dependencies (Frame-style inference netting) and pattern matching.
We conducted six member projects on the building of MARGIE.  This Margie  took
an english story and converted it into "Frames" where then it was pattern 
matched against set scripts (senerios or events).  From this matching the
system could then construct an infered sequence of actions form the given.
It took about six months to develope.  The book we used as an outline, which 
gave us a firm grasp on the basics of the entire system, was Roger Shanks 
book named "INSIDE COMPUTER UNDERSTANDING." It gave us a great lead.  We
did vary to a certain extent in actual developement, but the basics are still
there.

  I would be glad to aid you in any way for those further developements, 
because they provided a more natural way of demonstrating working cognitive
structures. (In theory of course.)  I must say that the book is a must
to get you going.  Another great lead in this search would be to 
contact George Stockman, Prof. at Michigan State University.  He was the
developer of our course project and is a biggie on frame representation of
knowledge and expert systems.  (He taught me every thing I know).  Please
contact me if you need any assistance at all.


Dave Bigelow (summer hire and damn well worth it!)