Description of the project: "IN THIS PROJECT A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR THE DESIGN AND TEST OF INTELLIGENT CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR MEDIUM AND HIGH COMPLEXITY PROCESSES IS PROPOSED. NEW ARHITECTURES WHICH COMBINES EFFECTIVELY DIGITAL COMPUTING WITH SYMBOLICAL PROCESSING IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A HIGH AUTONOMY IN OPERATION. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO CREATE A UNITARY, SYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF ALL THE PROBLEMS REGARDING WITH THE DESIGN OF NEW CONTROL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES THAT ARE ABLE TO ASSURE A HIGH LEVEL OF AUTONOMY AND FAULT TOLERANT BEHAVIOUR. "