A Knowledge-Based Natural Language Database Interface

Abstract

This report describes the development of a user interface to the Construction Appropriations Control and Execution System (CAPCES) using artificial intelligence techniques. CAPCES is a database used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to store data generated during the Military Construction, Army (MCA) program development process. The goal of this research was to produce an interface to simplify access to CAPCES data, increasing the data's usefulness throughout the construction programming process. This research developed Expert- MCA, a prototype system that allows users to query CAPCES using ordinary English. Expert-MCA combines knowledge of the MCA Cycle and the CAPCES database to translate English queries into FOCUS database commands that are executed in the CAPCES database.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA237043

Entities

People

  • Arthur B. Baskin
  • Larry B. Holder
  • Robert E. Reinke
  • Sandra F. Kappes

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • English Language
  • Expert Systems
  • Indicators
  • Language
  • Natural Languages
  • Personal Computers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy