Computer System
l     The system has been implemented using Prolog language in an MS?DOS environment.  Prolog was chosen because it offers a well known and flexible environment in which fuzzy reasoning may be easily implemented.
l     The current version of the xx program when compiled with WATFOR77 result
s in an executable code of about 270K bytes.  Typical run time, when run on a
XX computer (an IBM compatible machine) operating at 4.77 Mhz with 640K RAM, ranges from 10 min to 2h, depending on the size (or complexity) of the problem.
l     Time consuming procedures have been implemented in C?language and directly linked to the Prolog environment.
l     The xx process, once the xx's data has been entered, requires approximately 180 seconds.
l     It should be noted that the computation was done with a 20 Hhz, 80386&#8
209;based microcomputer equipped with a 80387 math co?processor.
l     The computer programs used for the analyses, one based on the xx method and the other based on the new method, were written in FORTRAN with a compiler that supports the math co?processor.
l     Lisp, Prolog give maximum flexibility but also maximizes development time.
l     Internal representation is the way a model is represented in the computer.
l     An interactive menu-driven procedure is used in this study
l     Shell can be develop very fast at the cost of time fairly severe limitations.
l     While there is no measurable saving of time for the case involving five criteria, the saving is dramatic for the case involving 10 criteria -- the computation time reduces from 10 hr 40 min to about 1 min.
l     This combination is being implemented in an objected?oriented programming environment (Smalltalk?80 system) to solve problems encountered in construction xxx.

Method / Approach / Study / Process Model / Equation /Algorithm / Rule / Formula / Technique
l     A discussion is presented of a problem-solving system
l     To improve the efficiency of the method, the following approach may be applied.
l     In order to an investigation was made to find the causes of the
l     Although large collections of rules and equations have been complied, none are generally accepted
l     This approach will be explained and discussed thoroughly in the body of the report.
l     This can be accomplished by
l     This algorithm to compute the total cost can be described step by step as follows:
l     The above preliminary analysis has provided important information
l     Various methods have been proposed for selecting an optimum...
l     These concepts have been applied to
l     On the basis of the concept mentioned above,
l     This can be achieved by
l     This fact suggests that a new concept
l     This was accomplished by taking ...
l     The preparatory stage is very time consuming process.
l     Test are performed for validity, completeness, and compatibility
l     There is little hope of achieving successful ...
l     There has been an increasing awareness of the potential of using most ..so far made have not taken this approach, with the exception of
l     Only a few studies can be found.
l     It is a very tedious process to go through
l     It is only when .. has been completed that .. may be effected
l     The entire interpretation process is conducted in one's head.
l     These approaches are sometimes very tedious.
l     Several techniques can be used
l     A polynomial parametric model can be written as [the following]/[follows]:
l     A xx model is constructed/formulated using xx.
l     A xx model represents an xx by its xx.
l     A process decision model captures the logic essential to
l     From the equation above, xx is equal to the summation of xx times the ...
l     The validity of a xx model can be checked using Euler's formula.
l     Given a model, one can mathematically determine whether ... or ...
l     Equations for xx need to be derived and implemented in the system.
l     A number of heuristic rules have been developed for
l     Optimum .. techniques can be made more reliable by ... so that
l     An algorithm based on the characteristic ... is used to determine
l     Euler's formula states the following:
l     The completed model should agree with the formula.
l     For manufacturing purposes, a detailed and precise model of the object is necessary
l     Engineering design models are very well defined; therefore,
l     To keep the domain narrow enough to be implementable, yet wide enough to
be useful.
Point of View
l     from an implementation standpoint,
l     From the point of view of this application,
l     From this point of view, Zadeh suggested an inference rule named xxx (CRI for short).
l    Information is the meaningful interpretation and correlation of some aggregation of data in order to allow one to make decisions.

l     From a practical point of view, the computational aspects of an FLC require a simplification of the fuzzy control algorithm.
l     The use of a hammer to insert screws, although partly effective, tends to distort, destroy, and generally defeat the purpose of using a screw [Kusiak AI Implications for CIM p.129]