Forward chaining

Forward Chaining
A problem solving procedure that starts with a set of rules and a database of facts and works to a conclusion based on facts that match all the premises set forth in the rules.
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forward chaining a process of reasoning in which known facts and rules are used to deduce additional facts, which are added to the database; e.g.

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Forward chaining starts with the data available and uses the inference rules to conclude more data until a desired goal is reached.

In forward chaining, the inferential procedure starts with a set of facts (i.e. logical assertions of the form IF fact1 THEN fact2) and processes them to reach conclusions about the domain of expertise.

Figure 5: Forward chaining inference process
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The Expert System for Car Maintenance and Troubleshooting was developed using Programming Logic language or commonly known as Prolog.

EXSEL is a forward chaining / decision support expert system designed to recommend the best mechanical and chemical range brush and weed control treatments in Texas.

A production system consists of a collection of productions (rules), a working memory of facts and an algorithm, known as forward chaining, for producing new facts from old. ...

6 Forward Chaining And Backward Chaining Inference Techniques
2.7 MEDIA ADVISOR: A Demonstration Rule-Based Expert System
2.8 Conflict Resolution
2.9 Advantages And Disadvantages Of Rule-Based Expert Systems
2.10 Summary
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Improving Efficiency of Forward Chaining
Forward-chaining systems, as powerful as they can be if well designed, can become cumbersome if the problem is too large.

See also: Inference, Knowledge, Expert system, Artificial intelligence, Backward chaining