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Research paper thumbnail of LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................................................................. iv

LIST OF FIGURES..................................................................................... more LIST OF FIGURES........................................................................................................................................... iii

Research paper thumbnail of Expert System Rules from CAD Databases

1986 American Control Conference, 1986

Expert systems are attractive for a variety of plant fault diagnosis applications because of thei... more Expert systems are attractive for a variety of plant fault diagnosis applications because of their use of symbolic reasoning to narrow possibilities quickly. Programming expert systems, however, requires a manual, post hoc analysis of fault conditions. This paper presents a conceptual design for translating CAD databases in a format called Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) into diagnostic rule bases. The Process Intelligent CONtroller (PICON) expert system rule base is examined as a typical diagnostic rule base. Part of the rule base translates directly from IGES, the remainder is "instanced" by it from archived knowledge. The result is a direct interface between CAD and expert systems.

Research paper thumbnail of Man-Machine Communication of the Structure of Engineering Design Problem Information

All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America. No part of this book may be repro... more All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means, nor transmitted, nor translated into a machine language without the written permission of the publisher. The present work will generalize Allan's initial notions into a workable hypothesi., and will rigorously define a research methodology to test it. This work presents evidence about its usefulness and optimal implementation. The author gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Dr. John J. Allan, Ill, Major professor, to the main theoretical thrust of the present study, and to the practical task of overcoming physical and emotional obstacles to the completion of this work. No smaller contribution was that of Dr. James M. Swanson, second reader, whose assistance was essential in the experimental design and analysis, and who taught the author that nothing is as embarrassing as confounded factors in an experiment. The author also gratefully acknowledges discussions with Melvin R.

Research paper thumbnail of Interactive Graphics for Teaching Complex Design Skills

Research paper thumbnail of Commercial piping CAD databases

Computer-Aided Design, 1984

Research paper thumbnail of An interactive, interdisciplinary, on-line graphics system for presenting and manipulating directed graphs

Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation, 1974

An interactive graphics system has been implemented for tutorial purposes and for research in man... more An interactive graphics system has been implemented for tutorial purposes and for research in man-machine communication of structural digraphs. An IMLAC intelligent terminal with Iightpen input is used in conjunction with a NOV A minicomputer. Successful applications in linguistics and engineering problem solving will be discussed, the latter one in detail.

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of CALS on Electronic Publishing Systems and Users

ILLINOIS, 1990

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly ... more THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly the National Bureau of Standards) has long been active in developing standards for information sciences. Recently, several government organizations, particularly the Department of Defense (DoD), have begun using their enormous buying power to enforce standards on automatic data processing (ADP) hardware and software vendors and the contractors that use them. The most forceful of these programs is the DoD Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support (CALS) program.

Research paper thumbnail of LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................................................................. iv

LIST OF FIGURES..................................................................................... more LIST OF FIGURES........................................................................................................................................... iii

Research paper thumbnail of Expert System Rules from CAD Databases

1986 American Control Conference, 1986

Expert systems are attractive for a variety of plant fault diagnosis applications because of thei... more Expert systems are attractive for a variety of plant fault diagnosis applications because of their use of symbolic reasoning to narrow possibilities quickly. Programming expert systems, however, requires a manual, post hoc analysis of fault conditions. This paper presents a conceptual design for translating CAD databases in a format called Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) into diagnostic rule bases. The Process Intelligent CONtroller (PICON) expert system rule base is examined as a typical diagnostic rule base. Part of the rule base translates directly from IGES, the remainder is "instanced" by it from archived knowledge. The result is a direct interface between CAD and expert systems.

Research paper thumbnail of Man-Machine Communication of the Structure of Engineering Design Problem Information

All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America. No part of this book may be repro... more All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means, nor transmitted, nor translated into a machine language without the written permission of the publisher. The present work will generalize Allan's initial notions into a workable hypothesi., and will rigorously define a research methodology to test it. This work presents evidence about its usefulness and optimal implementation. The author gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Dr. John J. Allan, Ill, Major professor, to the main theoretical thrust of the present study, and to the practical task of overcoming physical and emotional obstacles to the completion of this work. No smaller contribution was that of Dr. James M. Swanson, second reader, whose assistance was essential in the experimental design and analysis, and who taught the author that nothing is as embarrassing as confounded factors in an experiment. The author also gratefully acknowledges discussions with Melvin R.

Research paper thumbnail of Interactive Graphics for Teaching Complex Design Skills

Research paper thumbnail of Commercial piping CAD databases

Computer-Aided Design, 1984

Research paper thumbnail of An interactive, interdisciplinary, on-line graphics system for presenting and manipulating directed graphs

Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation, 1974

An interactive graphics system has been implemented for tutorial purposes and for research in man... more An interactive graphics system has been implemented for tutorial purposes and for research in man-machine communication of structural digraphs. An IMLAC intelligent terminal with Iightpen input is used in conjunction with a NOV A minicomputer. Successful applications in linguistics and engineering problem solving will be discussed, the latter one in detail.

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of CALS on Electronic Publishing Systems and Users

ILLINOIS, 1990

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly ... more THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly the National Bureau of Standards) has long been active in developing standards for information sciences. Recently, several government organizations, particularly the Department of Defense (DoD), have begun using their enormous buying power to enforce standards on automatic data processing (ADP) hardware and software vendors and the contractors that use them. The most forceful of these programs is the DoD Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support (CALS) program.