Computer Resources International

About: Computer Resources International is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Expert system & Decision support system. The organization has 39 authors who have published 59 publications receiving 2651 citations.

Automatic generation of technical documentation

Abstract: In this paper, technical documentation of large systems of equipment is discussed. A general survey of the trends in documentation shows that electronic media are becoming the means of documentation. New functionalities are included in the documentation and the traditional borders between different types of documentation in design, operation, and maintenance are blurred. As example of the potential new documentation systems, hypertext systems and the system for generating documents and manuals, DOCSY, are discussed. In particular the focus is on the modeling methodology and the generation of natural language. The paper is closed by the introduction to future research activities on HYPERDOCSY systems, which are based on a number of results from the previous project.

Knowledge-Based Dialogue in Intelligent Decision Support Systems

Abstract: The overall goal for the design of Intelligent Decision Support Systems (IDSS) is to enhance understanding of the process under all operating conditions. For an IDSS to be effective, it must: (1) select or generate the right information, (2) produce reliable and consistent information, (3) allow flexible and effective operator interaction, (4) relate information presentation to current plant status and problems, and (5) make the presentation at the right time. Several ongoing R&D programs try to design and build IDSSs. A particular example is the ESPRIT project Graphics and Knowledge Based Dialogue for Dynamic Systems (GRADIENT) which addresses the problems of: (1) knowledge-based alarm handling with real-time state and fault identification, (2) prevention of incidents through monitoring of operator actions, and (3) increased flexibility of the graphics interface through abandoning the restrictions of pre-defined displays. The GRADIENT project regards the interaction between man and machine as a whole and integrates several specialised support functions through the common concept of a knowledge-based, graphical dialogue. The starting point is the analysis of the functionality needed for this purpose. The knowledge-based systems provides the content of the interaction, graphical expert systems provides the form, and the whole is controlled by a dialogue system. There are two categories of users for the GRADIENT system: the designer of a particular application, and the operator who uses it to control the process. In both cases the GRADIENT project considers the functions that are needed to support these user categories.