Goal-directed diagnosis—a diagnostic reasoning framework for exploratory-corrective domains

摘要

In many diagnosis and repair domains, diagnostic reasoning cannot be abstracted from repair actions, nor from actions necessary to obtain information of diagnostic value. TraumAID 2.0, a consultation system for multiple trauma management, implements a reasoning architecture for exploratory-corrective domains which integrates diagnostic reasoning with planning and action. Taking the view that a diagnosis is only worthwhile to the extent that it can affect repair decisions, its goal-directed diagnosis (GDD) framework views the diagnosis object as secondary to the formation of appropriate goals for a complementary planner.