Survey of hungarian KBS tools and applications in the engineering field

Abstract

This paper provides a survey of AI activity in Hungary, relevant to engineering applications, up to the beginning of the 90s. Firstly, the main characteristics of the KBS market phases and the directions of AI research are summarized. Then the background of national AI activity is outlined, followed by an overview of the development of logic programming products in Hungary and of research results. Next, a list of the better-known national KBS projects relevant to engineering applications and a short overview of the present results of national KBS R&D activities, are shown. Finally, three Hungarian horizontal products and some other PC shells used in Hungary are compared. Lack of space does not permit a mention of all the results and all of the institutions doing pioneer work in this subject. A reference list concerning the KBS research activities in Hungary is currently being compiled. This paper is based on a general-purpose overview prepared for the second Hungarian AI conference (Budapest, January 1991). 1