Visual Reasoning with Graphs
Abstract
Understanding diagrams is an important part of human cognition. Computer programs need to understand and reason using diagrams to communicate effectively with people. This paper explains how line graphs can be interpreted in a domain independent manner. We present a computer program called SKETCHY that reasons about physical phenomena visually by using line graphs. SKETCHY can interpret graphs to recover functional relationships, answer comparative analysis questions and generate qualitative descriptions using geometric models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA466292
Entities
People
- Yusuf Pisan
Organizations
- Northwestern University