A Blackboard-Based Multi-Agent Cooperative Expert System Tool

Aim To design and implement a multi-agent cooperative problem solving expert system tool. Methods A blackboard system was adopted in the system as a data sharing and information exchanging center, to coordinate the complex cooperative problem solving. The system was developed in UNIX and MSWindows 95 mixed TCP/IP network environment. Results and Conclusion A prototype system of a multi-agent cooperative expert systems tool is implemented.The experiment demonstrates that the fundamental functions of a cooperative expert systems is realized.