Software Products (Accugraph)

ICADS consists of a number of expert systems developed through use of NASA's shell program, CLIPS. It is designed to run under Accugraph Corporation's Mountain Top CAD and Graphic Information Management Software. Mountain Top provides the graphics environment for ICADS and the electronic experts" monitor engineering and architectural designs and offer suggestions comments and information. Using ICADS a structural analyst lighting expert and cost advisor may be consulted allowing the architect to avoid costly mistakes. CLIPS (C Language Integrated Production System) was developed by NASA's Johnson Space Center. It is a shell for developing expert systems designed to permit research development and delivery of artificial intelligence on conventional computers."

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