Expert System for Interpreting Citrus Harvest Simulation
R. S. Khuri, W. David Shoup, R. M. Peart, R. L. Kilmer · Applied Engineering in Agriculture · 1988
A decision support system was developed to aid citrus harvest managers in properly interpreting simulation results and developing good management strategies. A study of Florida citrus harvest managers revealed several areas of misinterpretation in the output from a harvest simulation model. These were attributed to lack of proper understanding of the concepts presented as well as lack of necessary statistical training. A knowledge extraction process involving experts in simulation analysis was used to develop rules and logic for interpreting simulation results. An expert system shell was used to capture the rules and logic employed by the expert. The resulting expert system was then linked to the simulation model to produce a decision support system.