Objective VITAL's aim is to produce a KBS development methodology and a knowledge engineering workbench supporting it. The workbench extends the functionalities of Open KADS, a KADS-based knowledge modelling tool supplied by Bull Cediag. A knowledge based system (KBS) development methodology and a knowledge engineering workbench supporting it have been developed. The workbench extends the functionalities of Open KADS, a KADS based knowledge modelling tool. To guarantee the usefulness of the results, the methodology and its workbench have been built from the requirements of a selection of large industrial projects in both civil and military industries. The workbench can be reused to build the future version of Open KADS, and it can also be directly exploited as a training environment to disseminate the KADS technology in industry. The initial version of the methodology has been experimented with as part of pilot projects. The methodology and the workbench are currently being extended in various different ways, including: interfaces with software engineering and systems engineering methodologies and tools; KADS editors are being complemented by a computer aided support of knowledge model building; support of design and implementation of knowledge bases; use as a federal modelling language for several kinds of artificial intelligence techniques (eg neural nets, machine learning).To guarantee the usefulness of VITAL results, the methodology and its workbench are built from the requirements of a selection of large industrial projects in both civil and military industries. These projects include SACHEM for Sollac - building a KBS to support blast furnace process control, and HORIZON - building the planning and decision-making aids of a combat management system for Thomson-CSF/NCS. Although the VITAL Workbench will be re-used to build the future version of Open KADS, it will also be directly exploited as a training environment to disseminate the KADS technology in the industry. The initial version of the VITAL methodology has been experimented as part of pilot projects and in the context of the operational HORIZON project. The VITAL methodology and the VITAL Workbench are currently extended in various different ways, including: - interfaces with software engineering and systems engineering methodologies and tools have been achieved or are under way (eg with ENTREPRISE II, RDD-100, FOUNDATION) - KADS editors are complemented by a computer-aided support of knowledge model building based on the ACKNOWLEDGE GDM knowledge acquisition-driven modelling approach. - KADS is extended to support the design and implementation of knowledge-bases. - KADS is used as a federal modelling language for several kinds of artificial intelligence techniques (eg neural nets, machine learning). Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesknowledge engineeringmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesRNA virusesHIVnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning Programme(s) FP2-ESPRIT 2 - European strategic programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1987-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Syseca SA EU contribution No data Address 4 square René Cassin 35100 Rennes France See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ANDERSEN CONSULTING Spain EU contribution No data Address TORRE PICASSO 28020 MADRID See on map Total cost No data Bull SA France EU contribution No data Address Tour Bull 1 place Carpeaux Puteaux 92039 Paris la Défense See on map Total cost No data KONINKLIJKE PTT NEDERLAND Netherlands EU contribution No data Address WINSCHOTERDIEP, 215000 9700 CD GRONINGEN See on map Total cost No data NOKIA CORPORATION Finland EU contribution No data Address REVONTULENTIE, 8C, 156 02101 ESPOO See on map Total cost No data Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) France EU contribution No data Address 29 avenue de la Division Leclerc 92322 Châtillon See on map Total cost No data Open University United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Walton Hall MK7 6AA Milton Keynes See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address UNIVERSITY PARK NG7 2RD NOTTINGHAM See on map Total cost No data
