Reading 1 - Mechanix Overview

Paper
Valentine, Stephanie, et al. "Mechanix: a sketch-based tutoring and grading system for free-body diagrams." AI Magazine 34.1 (2012): 55.
Publication Link: http://www.aaai.org/ojs/index.php/aimagazine/article/view/2437

Notes
This is a good overview paper about Mechanix.  It's a useful first reading since it covers a lot of information about the program, including some modes we have not discussed in the class.

Presenter Notes
For the two Mechanix papers, Dr. Hammond would like the presenters to discuss primarily the two algorithms outlined in this paper and the next.  In this paper, the most-discussed algorithm is the truss recognition method using shared edges and searching.  Thus, for the presenter of this paper, while you can briefly address the other material about Mechanix with an overview of its capabilities, focus on the truss recognition algorithm.  Contact me if you have any questions.