James S. Albus
Engineer (1935-2011) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 75
James Sacra Albus was an American engineer, Senior NIST Fellow and founder and former chief of the Intelligent Systems Division of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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James S. Albus, 1970s[3]
Model of Cerebellar Perceptron, 1971
Diagram of the CMAC system, 1975
The six steps of the RCS methodology for knowledge acquisition and representation
An RCS application: The 4D/RCS reference model architecture for an individual vehicle. Processing nodes are organized such that the BG modules form a command tree. Information in the KD is shared between WM modules in nodes above, below, and at the same level within the same subtree. KD modules are not shown in this figure.Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2011 · aged 75
The same award as James
Joseph SmagorinskyBoth received U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal
Irene StegunBoth received U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal
John W. CahnBoth received U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal
Jerome NamiasBoth received U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal
Robert Homer SimpsonBoth received U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal