Expert Knowledge Integration by Using CLIPS in Heihe Hydrological and Water Resource Decision Support System
Huilin Wang · Yaogan jishu yu yingyong · 2006
Generally a decision support system(DSS) helps decision making by using mathematic models and numeric computing methods,which requires decision makers to be familiar with models and data to some extent.Heihe hydrological and water resource decision support system(HDSS) has incorporated and will continue to incorporate a set of models,including SWAT,TopModel,an empirical water resource predicting model,and a common time-series model.The structure and parameters of these models are commonly too complicated to learn in a short time.This situation will prevent decision makers from using them.An applicable solution is to integrate an expert knowledge support into HDSS.In this paper,a common expert system developing tool,C Language Integrated Production System,i.e.,CLIPS,developed by NASA,will be used to implement the knowledge support for the HDSS.By CLIPS,HDSS will be benefited in at least three ways: ①selection of a most appropriate model for the specific hydrological or water resource concern,②setting of proper model parameters,as well as ③analysis of the output yielded by the selected model.A simple example will be presented to demonstrate the use of CLIPS in the HDSS for facilitating the selection of appropriate model(s).