Kybernetes: Volume 19 Issue 5

Contemporary Systems and Cybernetics

Specially designed robots are now being produced for exploration under the sea and for use in outer space. Some will become the forerunners of the “driverless vehicle” on earth.

Artificial Intelligence and Constituent Analysis

C. Muses

Constituent analysis is discussed in relation to the concept of something and the thing itself, i.e. concept as opposed to constitution or reality. This is applied to the…

Knowledge Engineering, Human Experts and Intelligent Systems

Gary Buckner, Vivek Shah

Knowledge Engineering (KE) focuses on ways for extending man‐machine interaction to solve problems of human endeavours. Efforts by knowledge engineers can lead to refinements in…

Decision‐making Systems in Human Memory Modelling

Simeon J. Mrchev

The development of a method of human memory quantitative modelling is described. This consists of a “factor list” or verbal expert answers, which is realised by a Decision‐Making…

The Defective Coin Problem: An Algorithmic Analysis

Suresh Ankolekar, Arindam Das Gupta, G. Srinivasan

The defective coin problem involves the identification of a defective coin, if any, and ascertaining the nature of the defect (heavier/lighter) from a set of coins containing at…

Communications: Pentad City Proposes a New Environment of Urban Structure

Wolf Pearlman

Pentad City proposes a new environ‐ment of urban structure in the wake of recent upheavals in crystallography, materials science, mathematics and structural morphology.