Project Title:
94-1 07.05 5700
Internet Knowledge Robot
Abstract:
The proposed innovation is an automated and skilled knowledge robot
to assist NASA scientists and engineers doing subject and product
research in locating, sorting, filtering, and transferring resource
materials from the Internet. The proposed project is an innovative
concept providing well-guided search and low operational costs. It
addresses NASA needs described in two aspects of "...robotic
telepresence..." in the subtopic; specifically "...data
navigation..." and "...interrogation...".
The Phase I project objectives include 1) constructing an automatic
query capability and a filtering mechanism for retrieved objects
based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) classes, 2)
developing a model-based recognition system that converts combined
signature patterns from many areas of knowledge into a set of
measurements for suitable morphology analysis, and 3) creating a
useful pattern matching and decision module to eliminate objects
not relevant to the user's query. Phase I efforts will last 6
months and will produce an operational knowledge robot prototype
and a list of requirements and specifications for Phase II design
and implementation.
The development of this innovation represents a breakthrough in
distributed heterogeneous information retrieval and recognition
systems. NASA will gain direct benefit for efficient and
intelligent access to its databases distributed throughout the
nation.
Potential commercial applications of the project include
businesses, universities and scientific communities requiring
market or product information and research from Internet resources.
Extended applications within this scope include industrial
automation, image and map analysis, medical imagery and diagnosis,
aerial and satellite photo interpretation, and machine parts
retrieval and recognition analysis.
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