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ESCORT (Expert System for Complex Operations in Real Time) is an expert system that deals with the problem of cognitive overload experienced by operators of process plant. The system analyses the plant data to identify control and instrumentation failures and provides the operator with advice on crisis handling and avoidance.
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Paterson, A., Sachs, P. (1989). Causal Reasoning in a Real Time Expert System. In: Tzafestas, S.G. (eds) Knowledge-Based System Diagnosis, Supervision, and Control. Applied Information Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2471-1_12
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