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Application of expert systems in landscape architecture

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dc.contributor.authorKulkarni, Nitin Y.en
dc.contributor.committeechairJohnson, Benjamin C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRakes, Terry R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberNutter, Jane Terryen
dc.contributor.departmentLandscape Architectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:41:09Zen
dc.date.adate2012-07-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:41:09Zen
dc.date.issued1989-07-20en
dc.date.rdate2012-07-24en
dc.date.sdate2012-07-24en
dc.description.abstractApplication of artificial intelligence (Al) has been a topic of interest among researchers for the past decade or more. Years of research in the commercial application of Al, availability of hardware support for Al application and affordability of software and hardware has generated a lot of interest in this field and brought this technology within the reach of micro-computer based users. The commercial impact of AI is due to expert systems (ESs). ES technology is a collection of methods and techniques for constructing human-machine systems with specialized problem solving expertise. This project explores the application of ESs in landscape architecture by developing a prototype ES and testing implications of its use with designers while working on a hypothetical problem in a studio environment. The development process helps identify the typical difficulties of such an application, to uncover technical problems, and to identify areas needing further research. The project aims at building an ES that provides very limited preliminary data and design guidelines to initialize the design process and keeps track of the most fundamental issues necessary for planning, thus acting as an expert and assistant simultaneously. The idea is to explore the possibility of applying ESs to facilitate the design process so that designers may concentrate on other important aspects of design which include intuitive judgement about qualitative aspects.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Landscape Architectureen
dc.format.extentvi [i.e. viii], 146 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07242012-040134en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07242012-040134/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43899en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1989.K865.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 20801868en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1989.K865en
dc.subject.lcshComputer-aided designen
dc.subject.lcshExpert systems (Computer science)en
dc.subject.lcshLandscape architecture -- Data processingen
dc.titleApplication of expert systems in landscape architectureen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Landscape Architectureen

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