Causal reconstruction is the task of reading a written causal description of a physical behavior, forming an internal model of the described activity, and demonstrating comprehension through question answering. T his task is difficult because written d escriptions often do…

This paper proposes three tests to determine whether a given nonlinear device noise model
is in agreement with accepted thermodynamic principles. These tests are applied to several
models. One conclusion is that every Gaussian noise model for any nonlinear device…

To recognize a previously seen object, the visual system must overcome the variability in the object's appearance caused by factors such as illumination and pose. Developments in computer vision suggest that it may be possible to counter the influence of…

D. Eleanor Westney., Cover title. "Paper prepared for JAIMS conference on 'International Comparative Study of Knowledge Creation', Hawaii, December 12-14, 1996"--Added t.p. "February 1997.", Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-34).

Corporate household (CHH) refers to the organizational information about the structure within the corporation and
a variety of inter-organizational relationships. Knowledge derived from this data is becoming increasingly important
for improving data quality in applications, such as Customer…

A system for visual recognition is described, with implications for the general problem of representation of knowledge to assist control. The immediate objective is a computer system that will recognize objects in a visual scene, specifically hammers. The computer receives…

by C. Annique Un., Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, February 2001., "February 2000.", Includes bibliographical references (leaves 297-311).

by Roberta E. Bivins., Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Science, Technology, and Society, 1997., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 226-237).

by Esther S. Dutton., Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1997., Includes bibliographical references (p. 78).

by Yasuyuki Sekioka., Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-134).