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About ZEN
the expert system for Palm
The ZEN Expert System software is written by Martyn Croft for BITS on
the Side and brings artificial intelligence to the Palm PDA platform. It
should run on any PDA with the Palm® OS.
The ZEN Expert System is an expert system engine - that is to say it
uses data held in external knowledge bases to turn the Palm into a
decision support tool capable of use in any number of areas.
Knowledge bases are able to cover such diverse areas as
identification, classification, advice, and diagnosis. They can be
loaded and unloaded at will so that ZEN can deliver many different types
of advice as and when needed.
At the moment we have knowledge bases contributed by the BITS on the
Side team which are capable of identifying Sharks, advising on Garden
plants, choosing a simple Statistical test, and diagnosing a simple Rash.
There are many more knowledge bases under development and it's easy to
contribute to the growing repository of expertise.
The demonstration system includes a knowledge base able to figure out
why the car won't start. And you can watch a rolling demo of that on the
guided tour page.... click here
Why ZEN?
Well nothing to do with the religion, or even that classic book 'ZEN
and the Art of motorcycle maintenance'...
If you've ever seen the BBC TV series 'Blake's Seven' you'll
remember that the Liberator's onboard computer was called ZEN - now
there was a computer with serious attitude. Capable of computing an
answer to almost every problem, it always seemed to me that ZEN was the
product of crossing Mr Spock-like logic with a multi-function scientific
calculator. Anyhow, I think ZEN deserves a modest reincarnation. Just
call me Avon....
bits on the side
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Zen Expert System Standard Edition
Number One knowledge base - included in the free demo - is the Motor Mechanic
advisor. A one-time classic in AI research, this KB will help you figure out why
your car won't start.
To watch the rolling demo click here...
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