Automated Qualitative Modeling of Dynamic Physical Systems
Abstract
This report describes MM, a computer program that can model a variety of mechanical and fluid systems. It addresses several issues: What is the appropriate input to the modeling process? How should the search for models be organized? What evidence can be brought to bear to constrain the task? MM takes as input both a description of the structure of the system to be modeled and a trace of the system's behavior. The structure can be represented by 2D line drawings augmented with some additional information, or by component types and their interconnections, or both. The behavior trace provides the program with qualitative information about the behavior that the user wishes to capture with a model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA270835
Entities
People
- Jonathan Amsterdam
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology