Equipment Simulation for Language Understanding, Revision
Abstract
This paper considers the task of analyzing reports regarding the failure, diagnosis and repair of equipment. The authors show that a general knowledge of equipment is not sufficient for a full understanding of such reports. As an alternative, they describe a system - PROTEUS (Prototype Text Understanding System) - which relies on a detailed simulation model to support language understanding. They describe the structure of the model and emphasize features specifically required for language understanding. It is shown how this model can be used in analyzing and determining the referents for complex noun phrases. The authors point out the importance of identifying the implicit temporal and causal relations in the text and show how the simulation capabilities of the model support this task. Finally, it is indicated how PROTEUS may be extended to facilitate the entry of new equipment models and to assist in equipment diagnosis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 20, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA203608
Entities
People
- Ralph David Grishman
- Tomasz Ksiezyk
Organizations
- New York University