PRODUCTION RULE SYSTEM AND METHOD

A production rule system includes a condition part array including an arrangement of condition part elements. Each of the condition part elements includes a condition value corresponding to an evaluation of one of a plurality of condition parts. A production part array includes an arrangement of production part elements, each of the production part elements comprising one of a plurality of production parts corresponding to an executable action. A data structure selectively associat es at least one of the condition part elements with each of the production part elements to define a plurality of rules. The production part associated with a given rule of th e plurality of rules can be executed depending on the condition value for the at least o ne of the condition part elements in the given rule. A self-adaptive mechanism can be employed in the system to improve system performance and computational efficiency.