Automated Conversion of Troubleshooting Information
Abstract
The conversion of troubleshooting information is a formidable problem for the Navy and the DoD. The work described in this final report provides some insight into possible technologies and their contributions to a conversion system. The main objective of the ACT 1 project is to identify technologies that can be utilized as conversion resources, when developing a prototype system for converting troubleshooting information. The report details ways in which, existing and ManTech developed, algorithms can be configured to form a conversion system capable of converting graphic and test based troubleshooting information. Through survey results, ManTech identified the need to identify troubleshooting information in a number of formats. Predominate formats within the survey are tables and flow diagrams. The approach to identification of these tables and flow diagrams requires multifaceted algorithms that can provide robustness across a large population of data. The approach taken is to break the tables and flow diagrams into their fundamental components. For example, a table contains textual elements and graphical elements, in addition to the spatial information. The text items are produced as results of the OCR processing while spatial information is utilized to future define the layout of the information and to determine various relationships within the table flow diagram.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 13, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA359023
Entities
Organizations
- West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation