Focus of attention in systems for visual monitoring of experimentsThe problem of designing a computerized experiment monitoring system for use in a space station or elsewhere is examined. It is shown that the essential challenge of such a system - attaining a reasonable expected running time - can be attacked using the concept of focus of attention and by exploiting parallelism. The use of the Contract Net Protocol for the latter purpose is discussed. The use of ideas from information science to help focus a programs's efforts on those computations likely to bring results is addressed, and the incorporation of those ideas into a design in order to aid the system in deciding upon the best course of action is considered.
Document ID
19880034431
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Blank, G. E. (Virginia Univ. Charlottesville, VA, United States)
Martin, W. N. (Virginia, University Charlottesville, United States)