AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGY FOR CONVERSION OF EXISTING PAPER TECHNICAL MANUALS INTO A FORM SUITABLE FOR INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY

THIS WORK WILL EXAMINE THE APPLICABILITY OF EXPERT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY TO THE PROBLEM OF CONVERTING EXISTING PAPER-BASED TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION TO DIGITAL FORMAT. THE MAJOR FOCAL POINTS OF THE WORK WILL INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO (1) DECOMPOSE THE TEXT INPUT INTO CATEGORIES APPROPRIATE TO THE TARGET DIGITAL FORMAT, AND (2) CORRELATE RELATED SECTIONS OF THE INPUT SO THAT THEY MAY BE CROSS-REFERENCED. THE PRODUCT OF THE EFFORT WILL BE A DESIGN DOCUMENT AS WELL AS A LIMITED DEMONSTRATION PROTOTYPE.