Two weeks ago I linked to a demonstration of the ASSIST sketch understanding system for mechanical systems.
Here’s a more complex demonstration of the ASSIST system: A parts feeder
Here’s a similar system also developed in the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. A UML (Unified Modeling Language) class diagram recognition system: Writing code using sketches. It is presented by Tracy Hammond, who started teaching a sketch recognition class at Texas A&M this year.
See this PDF for an explanation.
